About the Didmarton Conservation Area
The Didmarton Conservation Area covers about 17 hectares and was designated by Cotswold District Council in 1984. Inside the boundary are 32 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 31 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Lawrence, Grade I. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- Article 4 (2) Direction DidmartonHouseholder works
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- Church of St LawrenceGrade I
- 14 and 16, The StreetGrade II
- 19, Chapel WalkGrade II
- 29 and 31, The StreetGrade II
- 37, The StreetGrade II
- 43 and 45, The StreetGrade II
- 47, The StreetGrade II
- Barn With Adjoining Stable and Animal Shelter at the Manor HouseGrade II
- Church of St Michael and All AngelsGrade II
- Congregational ChurchGrade II
- Cross Base and Shaft, About 6.5 Metres North of North Transept in Churchyard of St LawrenceGrade II
- Didmarton House and Railings to FrontGrade II
- Didmarton War MemorialGrade II
- Gazebo at Kingsmead HouseGrade II
- Holford and Three Unidentified Monuments, About 5-8 Metres South East of Porch in Churchyard of Church of St LawrenceGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, The StreetGrade II
- Kingsmead HouseGrade II
- Milestone Set Into Wall, About 9 Metres West of Number 34Grade II
- Number 1 Chapel Walk and Adjoining RailingsGrade II
- Number 44 and Front RailingsGrade II
- Reading RoomGrade II
- St Lawrence's Well With Adjacent Drinking Trough and Pump, In Front of Kingsmead HouseGrade II
- Stable and Adjoining Former Barn at the Old Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Stable Block at the Kings ArmsGrade II
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- The Kings ArmsGrade II
- The Manor House and Former Coach House and Stable Adjoining on WestGrade II
- The Old Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- Unidentified Monument, About 3 Metres North of North Transept in Churchyard of Church of St LawrenceGrade II
- Unidentified Monument, About 4 Metres East of Chancel in Churchyard of Church of St LawrenceGrade II
- West End HouseGrade II
- Whitehouse FarmhouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBDidmarton Conservation Area AppraisalCotswold District Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Cotswold District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.