About the Guiting Power Conservation Area
The Guiting Power Conservation Area covers about 19 hectares and was designated by Cotswold District Council in 1972. Inside the boundary are 19 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 18 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Michael, Grade II*.
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 Guiting Power 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 MichaelGrade II*
- Baptist ChapelGrade II
- Barn About 200 Metres South East of the Old Manor Guiting Power Amenity TrustGrade II
- Base of Cross Shaft, In the Churchyard of Church of St Michael C5 Metres East of South West Corner of South TranseptGrade II
- Bell HouseGrade II
- Civic Trust House, Guiting Power Amenity TrustGrade II
- Corner CottageGrade II
- Cottage to Right of the Old BakehouseGrade II
- Greenfield HouseGrade II
- No 4 Right of Post Office, Guiting Power Amenity TrustGrade II
- Pair of Unidentified Monuments in the Churchyard of Church of St Michael C8 Metres South of ChancelGrade II
- RaymarGrade II
- Rose Cottage, Guiting Power Amenity TrustGrade II
- SchoolGrade II
- Semi Detached Cottages in Front of the Old Dairy Guiting Power Amenity TrustGrade II
- The Old Bakehouse Guiting Power Amenity TrustGrade II
- The Old DairyGrade II
- The Old Manor Guiting Power Amenity TrustGrade II
- Tudor House Guiting Power Amenity TrustGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBGuiting Power 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.