About the Whittington Conservation Area
The Whittington Conservation Area covers about 30 hectares and was designated by Cotswold District Council in 1989. Inside the boundary are 22 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 20 Grade II). The most significant is Whittington Court, Grade I. 1 Tree Preservation Order record 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.
- Whittington CourtGrade I
- Church of St BartholomewGrade II*
- 20 and 21, Main StreetGrade II
- 22 and 23, Main StreetGrade II
- 24 and 26, Main StreetGrade II
- 30, Main StreetGrade II
- 31, 32 and 33, Main StreetGrade II
- Barn Circa 65 Metres North West of Whittington CourtGrade II
- Barn on Corner of T JunctionGrade II
- Cottage Adjoining Tudor Cottage Tudor CottageGrade II
- Court FarmGrade II
- Cross Circa 1 1/2 Metres East of Chancel in the Churchyard of the Church of St BartholomewGrade II
- Former Wash House/slaughterhouse Circa 2 Metres East of Court FarmGrade II
- Group of 5 Monuments in the Churchyard of the Church of St Bartholomew Immediately North East of ChancelGrade II
- IvydeneGrade II
- PuckridgeGrade II
- Stable Block Circa 65 Metres West of Whittington CourtGrade II
- The Old BakehouseGrade II
- The Old School HouseGrade II
- The Old ShopGrade II
- The RectoryGrade II
- Village Water Trough and Gabled Back Drop and Flanking WallGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWhittington 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.