About the Lower Swell Conservation Area
The Lower Swell Conservation Area covers about 23 hectares and was designated by Cotswold District Council in 1971. Inside the boundary are 29 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 28 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade II*. 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 MaryGrade II*
- Barn and Stable About 80 Yards North East of the Old VicarageGrade II
- Bowl FarmhouseGrade II
- Cottage Immediately North of Lower Swell Primary SchoolGrade II
- Cottage, Premises of Mrs HallGrade II
- Cranmer Cottage Sunny BankGrade II
- Creamery 100 Yards Approximately North West of Bowl FarmhouseGrade II
- Cross Base 15 Yards South West of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Fenwick Chest Tomb 20 Yards North East of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Golden Ball InnGrade II
- Hill View and Adjacent CottageGrade II
- LadywellGrade II
- Lavender Cottage Rosemary CottageGrade II
- Lower Swell Primary School RoomGrade II
- Lower Swell War MemorialGrade II
- Mile Stone Opposite Old Farmhouse HotelGrade II
- Mosswood WaysideGrade II
- Old Farmhouse HotelGrade II
- Pair of Cottages 7 Yards South of MosswoodGrade II
- Rectory FarmhouseGrade II
- Stable Block 20 Yards North East of Bowl FarmhouseGrade II
- Stone HouseGrade II
- Stone House CottagesGrade II
- Stonehouse CottagesGrade II
Show all 29 listed buildings ↓All 29 listed buildings
- Sunnyside and Cottage Adjacent to WestGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- The PieceGrade II
- Traveller's JoyGrade II
- Wall and Conduithead Adjoining to West of Rosemary CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBLower Swell 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.