About the Saintbury Conservation Area
The Saintbury Conservation Area covers about 9.4 hectares and was designated by Cotswold District Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Nicholas, Grade I.
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 Saintbury 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 NicholasGrade I
- Covert CottageGrade II
- Cusacks GlebeGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Middle Hill FarmhouseGrade II
- Orchard CottageGrade II
- Pigsty in the Garden of Covert CottageGrade II
- Saintbury Cross by A46 Opposite Vale FarmGrade II
- Saintbury Cross FarmhouseGrade II
- Saintbury War MemorialGrade II
- Stable and Pound Approximately 30 Metres East of Middle FarmhouseGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The Old School HouseGrade II
- Upper Wall FarmhouseGrade II
- Vale Farmhouse (left) and Yew Tree Farmhouse (right) and Attached WallGrade II
- Walnut CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBSaintbury 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.