About the Little Rissington Conservation Area
The Little Rissington Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares and was designated by Cotswold District Council in 1989. Inside the boundary are 35 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 34 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter, Grade II*. 2 Tree Preservation Order records 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.
- Church of St PeterGrade II*
- Bobble Farmhouse and Attached Ourbuildings and Barn at RearGrade II
- Enever HouseGrade II
- Glebe Farmhouse With Wash HouseGrade II
- Group of 6 Monuments in the Churchyard of the Church of St Peter Up to 3 Metres South of the ChancelGrade II
- Hill House and Railing and Gate at FrontGrade II
- Hillside HouseGrade II
- Holly CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, Village CentreGrade II
- Little Rissington House and FlatGrade II
- Manor CottagesGrade II
- Manor Farm CottageGrade II
- Manor Farmhouse and Adjoining Outbuildings at RearGrade II
- MullionsGrade II
- Open Fronted Shelter, North of Hunter's MeadGrade II
- Orchard HouseGrade II
- Plinth For Cross Shaft in the Churchyard of the Church of St Peter Circa 6 Metres South of the NaveGrade II
- Porch Cottage and Outbuildings at RearGrade II
- Rose Cottage, East of Hillside House (formerly Owned by Miss Dc Le Marchant)Grade II
- Rose Cottage, North of Enever HouseGrade II
- Row of 9 Monuments in the Churchyard of St Peter Circ 7 Metres East of the South PorchGrade II
- Row of 9 Monuments in the Churchyard of the Church of St Peter Circa 2 and 1/2 Metres East of the Cross Shaft BaseGrade II
- Steps and Balustrade at the Front of the ManorGrade II
- Sunny GlebeGrade II
Show all 35 listed buildings ↓All 35 listed buildings
- Surround to Water Conduit and Wall Opposite Hillside HouseGrade II
- The Cottage Adjoining the Old ShopGrade II
- The Cottage Adjoining Twyn Cottage (formerly Owned by T W Simpson)Grade II
- The ManorGrade II
- The Old Post Office and Wash HouseGrade II
- The Old ShopGrade II
- The Village HallGrade II
- Three Monuments Including the Thomas Trubie Monument Circa 8 Metres to 10 Metres South of the ChancelGrade II
- Twyn CottageGrade II
- Wall and Water Conduit Between Mullions and Bobble FarmhouseGrade II
- Wisteria CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBLittle Rissington 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.