About the Doughton Highgrove Conservation Area
The Doughton Highgrove Conservation Area covers about 43 hectares and was designated by Cotswold District Council in 1990. Inside the boundary are 7 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 6 Grade II). The most significant is Doughton Manor and Gate Piers to North, Grade I. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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.
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.
- Doughton Manor and Gate Piers to NorthGrade I
- Barley CourtGrade II
- Barn at Doughton Manor, To North West of HouseGrade II
- Coach House at Highgrove, To North West of HouseGrade II
- Doughton HouseGrade II
- HighgroveGrade II
- Lodge and Gatepiers to East of Highgrove (qv)Grade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBDoughton Highgrove 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.