About the Temple Guiting Conservation Area
The Temple Guiting Conservation Area covers about 20 hectares and was designated by Cotswold District Council in 1989. Inside the boundary are 17 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade I. 5 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. 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 I
- Manor Farmhouse and DovecoteGrade I
- 'roman' Bath and Former Changing Room in the Grounds of Temple Guiting HouseGrade II
- 5A, 5B, 5C and 5D Old FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn, Wells HeadGrade II
- Bishop Monument in Churchyard About 4m South of South Door of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Cottage Opposite VicarageGrade II
- Cyclopean Bridge in Grounds of Temple Guiting HouseGrade II
- Grottos in Gardens of Temple Guiting HouseGrade II
- Icehouse in Grounds of Temple Guiting HouseGrade II
- Kennel and Attached Mounting Block Adjacent to Former Stable Block, Temple Guilting HouseGrade II
- Monument to Mary (?) Winde in Churchyard About 6m North West of the Tower of the Church of St MaryGrade II
- Stables, Temple Guiting HouseGrade II
- Temple Guiting HouseGrade II
- The VicarageGrade II
- Two Foot Bridges in Grounds of Temple Guiting House Downstream From Cyclopean BridgeGrade II
- Unidentified Monument About 4m North of Monument to Mary (?) Winde in the Churchyard of the Church of St MaryGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBTemple Guiting 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.