About the Sezincote Conservation Area
The Sezincote Conservation Area covers about 67 hectares and was designated by Cotswold District Council in 1990. Inside the boundary are 23 listed buildings (3 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 16 Grade II). The most significant is Sezincote House, 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 Sezincote 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.
- Sezincote HouseGrade I
- Tent Room and Attached Accommodation Block, Sezincote HouseGrade I
- The Orangery, Sezincote HouseGrade I
- Bridge Above Snake Pool in Gardens of Sezincote HouseGrade II*
- Clock Tower, Home Farm Sezincote EstateGrade II*
- Diamond LodgeGrade II*
- Home Farm House and Attached Farmbuildings, Sezincote EstateGrade II*
- 2 Barns, Home Farm Sezincote EstateGrade II
- Entrance to Park Through Boundary Wall, Behind Sezincote HouseGrade II
- Gardener's CottageGrade II
- Grotto Circa 60 Metres South East of Sezincote HouseGrade II
- Grottoes Behind Temple of SuryaGrade II
- Home Farm CottageGrade II
- Icehouse, Sezincote EstateGrade II
- Indian Fountain, Canals and Steps in Garden Immediately South of Sezincote HouseGrade II
- Keepers CottageGrade II
- Kennels Behind No 1 Keepers Cottages, Sezincote EstateGrade II
- Ornamental Vase Circa 10 Metres South of Grotto, Circa 60 Metres South East of Sezincote HouseGrade II
- Snake Fountain and Pool Below Bridge, Sezincote GardenGrade II
- Stables Cottage, Home FarmGrade II
- Sundial About 6 Metres East of Indian FountainGrade II
- Temple to Surya and Circular Pool in Gardens of Sezincote HouseGrade II
- Wellington Memorial Behind Sezincote House OrangeryGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBSezincote 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.