About the Kempsford Conservation Area
The Kempsford Conservation Area covers about 14 hectares and was designated by Cotswold District Council in 1989. Inside the boundary are 17 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 16 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary the Virgin, Grade I. 3 Tree Preservation Order records 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 Mary the VirginGrade I
- Couling Monument, About 8 Metres North East of North Porch in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Dadge Monument, About 5 Metres West of West End in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Group of 7 Monuments to Iles and Arkell Families, Immediately South of South Nave Wall in Churchyard of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Group of Ten Monuments About 5 Metres North of Chancel in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Kempsford Manor and West WingGrade II
- King Monument, About 8 Metres North of North Porch in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Lady Maud's Walk, In Garden of the VicarageGrade II
- Manor Farm Barns, Facing Main Entrance and Garden of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Packer Monument, About 2 1/2 Metres West of West End, In Churchyard of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Pair of Pope Monuments, About 8 Metres North East of Couling Monument, In Churchyard of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Paradise FarmGrade II
- The VicarageGrade II
- Tuckwell HouseGrade II
- Unidentified Monument, About 6 1/2 Metres West of West End in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Wharf HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBKempsford 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.