About the Leighterton Conservation Area
The Leighterton Conservation Area covers about 7.7 hectares and was designated by Cotswold District Council in 1989. Inside the boundary are 21 listed buildings (3 Grade II*, 18 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Andrew, 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 Leighterton 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 AndrewGrade II*
- Two Connected Barns East of Church FarmhouseGrade II*
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 5 Metres South East of Porch to Church of St AndrewGrade II*
- Barn at Castle FarmGrade II
- Barn to West of Number 8 (stone Farmhouse)Grade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Corner HouseGrade II
- Drew's FarmhouseGrade II
- Group of 3 Monuments in the Churchyard Approximately 4 Metres South of Porch to Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Large Barn to West of Drew's FarmhouseGrade II
- Meads House With Boundary Walls to the Street and the MeadsGrade II
- Outbuilding With Loft to North of Barns at Church FarmGrade II
- Row of 5 Monuments in the Churchyard Approximately 4 Metres South West of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Royal OakGrade II
- Small Barn to South West of Number 10 (drew's Farmhouse)Grade II
- Stables and Coach House to East of Meads HouseGrade II
- Stables at Castle FarmGrade II
- Stables to South West of Number 10 (drew's Farmhouse) and to South East of Large BarnGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 2 Metres South East of Chancel to Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 3 1/2 Metres South of Porch to Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Village HallGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBLeighterton 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.