About the Winstone Conservation Area
The Winstone Conservation Area covers about 7.1 hectares and was designated by Cotswold District Council in 1988. Inside the boundary are 12 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 11 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Bartholomew, 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 Winstone 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 BartholomewGrade I
- Barn and Garages Approximately 10m North of Croft FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn Approximately 3m North West of Croft FarmhouseGrade II
- Croft FarmhouseGrade II
- Cross Base in the Churchyard Approximately 4m South of Church of St BartholomewGrade II
- Dovecot and Privy Approximately 3 Metres North of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- High CottagesGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 1m South of Chancel to Church of St BartholomewGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 1m South of Chancel to Church of St BartholomewGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 2m South of Porch to Church of St BartholomewGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 4.5m South of Chancel to Church of St BartholomewGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWinstone 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.