About the Duntisbourne Abbots/Duntisbourne Leer Conservation Area
The Duntisbourne Abbots/Duntisbourne Leer Conservation Area covers about 21 hectares and was designated by Cotswold District Council in 1984. Inside the boundary are 29 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 28 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter, Grade II*. 1 Tree Preservation Order record overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. 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 St PeterGrade II*
- 22, Duntisbourne LeerGrade II
- Alice's HouseGrade II
- Barn Approximately 8 Metres South of Duntisbourne Leer FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn at Newbold FarmGrade II
- Church CottageGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Davenport HouseGrade II
- Duntisbourne Leer FarmhouseGrade II
- Elm CottageGrade II
- HavencrestGrade II
- Leigh CottageGrade II
- Lych Gate to Churchyard South East of St PeterGrade II
- Newbold FarmhouseGrade II
- Pigsty Approximately 20 Metres North East of Duntisbourne Leer FarmGrade II
- Pound Cottage and DunrominGrade II
- Price Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 13 Metres South of Tower to Church of St PeterGrade II
- Ricketts Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 1 1/2 Metres South of Porch to Church of St PeterGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Spring Approximately 20 Metres South of Davenport HouseGrade II
- Stables Approximately 18 Metres South East of Duntisbourne Leer FarmhouseGrade II
- Sundial CottageGrade II
- Trustams MeadGrade II
- Turner'sGrade II
Show all 29 listed buildings ↓All 29 listed buildings
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 10 1/2 Metres South of Tower to Church of St PeterGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 14 Metres South of Tower to Church of St PeterGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 7 Metres South of Tower to Church of St PeterGrade II
- Well HillGrade II
- Whitehead's WellGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBDuntisbourne Abbots/Duntisbourne Leer 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.