About the Farmington Conservation Area
The Farmington Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares and was designated by Cotswold District Council in 1989. Inside the boundary are 12 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 11 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter, Grade I.
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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Farmington CA
- 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 I
- Adam Family Monument, In the Churchyard of the Church of St Peter, C6m West of TowerGrade II
- Barn C15m West of Manor FarmGrade II
- Dovecote C40m North of Stables, Farmington LodgeGrade II
- Farmington LodgeGrade II
- Five Monuments in the Churchyard of the Church of St Peter, C4-8m South of the ChancelGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Shelter to Former Village PumpGrade II
- Stableblock, Including South Stable Cottage and North Stable Cottage and Wall, Farmington LodgeGrade II
- The Old ForgeGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- Waller Family Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Peter, Attached to and on West of TowerGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBFarmington 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.