About the Meysey Hampton Conservation Area
The Meysey Hampton Conservation Area covers about 9.5 hectares and was designated by Cotswold District Council in 1972. Inside the boundary are 24 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 22 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary the Virgin, 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.
- Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II*
- Villars FarmhouseGrade II*
- 15, Church StreetGrade II
- 18, Church StreetGrade II
- 19, High StreetGrade II
- 2, School LaneGrade II
- 29, High StreetGrade II
- 30, High StreetGrade II
- AngellsGrade II
- Animal Shelter at Jenners FarmGrade II
- Barn at Villars FarmGrade II
- Barn Immediately East of Glebe CottageGrade II
- Barn Immediately North of Number 19Grade II
- Former Stable and Granary at Villars Farm, Immediately South West of FarmhouseGrade II
- Group of 5 Monuments About 4 1/2 Metres South of South East Corner of South Transept in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Jenners FarmhouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, High StreetGrade II
- Laburnum CottageGrade II
- Manor CottageGrade II
- Meysey Hampton ManorGrade II
- Stables at Meysey Hampton ManorGrade II
- The Masons ArmsGrade II
- The Old FarmhouseGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade 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
WEBMeysey Hampton 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.