About the Down Ampney Conservation Area
The Down Ampney Conservation Area covers about 10 hectares and was designated by Cotswold District Council in 1991. Inside the boundary are 9 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 7 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, 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.
- Church of All SaintsGrade I
- Down Ampney HouseGrade I
- Gatepiers at Down Ampney HouseGrade II
- Gingell and 4 Unidentified Monuments, About 1 Metre From South East Corner of Chancel in Churchyard of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Group of 19 Monuments, About 3 to 23 Metres South of South Transept and Aisle in Churchyard of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Home FarmhouseGrade II
- Thirteen Monuments, Including Kimber and Green, About 5 to 15 Metres South East of South East Corner of South Transept in Churchyard of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Three Pinniger Monuments, About 4 to 12 Metres North East of North East Chancel Corner in Churchyard of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Two Parker Monuments, About 12 Metres East of East Window in Churchyard of Church of All SaintsGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBDown Ampney 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.