About the Kemble Conservation Area
The Kemble Conservation Area covers about 23 hectares and was designated by Cotswold District Council in 1981. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Anglican Church of All Saints, Grade II*. 1 Tree Preservation Order record overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work.
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.
- Anglican Church of All SaintsGrade II*
- 126 and 127, Old Vicarage LaneGrade II
- 134 and 135, West LaneGrade II
- 157-160, Church RoadGrade II
- 4 and 5 Kemble Park, and entrance arch betweenGrade II
- Bank CottageGrade II
- Barn 20 Metres North East of Number 128Grade II
- Barn About 25 Metres to South East of Top FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn and Former Stable at the Pigeon House, To North East of HouseGrade II
- Barn at Home FarmGrade II
- Home FarmhouseGrade II
- Kemble House, gatepiers, boundary walls, outbuildings and garden featuresGrade II
- Kemble War MemorialGrade II
- The Pigeon HouseGrade II
- Unidentified Monument, About 4 Metres North of North West Tower Buttress in Churchyard of Church of All SaintsGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBKemble 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.