About the Wyck Rissington Conservation Area
The Wyck Rissington Conservation Area covers about 9.9 hectares and was designated by Cotswold District Council in 1989. Inside the boundary are 14 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 13 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Laurence, 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 Wyck Rissington 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 LaurenceGrade I
- 18 and 19 Wyck RissingtonGrade II
- Barn Circa 80 Metres South West of Porter's FarmhouseGrade II
- College Farmhouse and Adjoining Stable Coach HouseGrade II
- Heath LawnGrade II
- Heythrop CottageGrade II
- HighfieldGrade II
- Mace's FarmhouseGrade II
- Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Laurence Circa 7 Metres South of the NaveGrade II
- Pear Tree CottageGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The Old School HouseGrade II
- Water ConduitGrade II
- Wyck CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWyck Rissington 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.