About the Blakeney Conservation Area
The Blakeney Conservation Area covers about 18 hectares and was designated by Forest of Dean District Council in 1979. Inside the boundary are 27 listed buildings, all Grade II. 4 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.
- 1, 2 and 3, Newnham RoadGrade II
- 1, Awre RoadGrade II
- 2, High StreetGrade II
- 4 Church SquareGrade II
- Church HouseGrade II
- Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Doctor's SurgeryGrade II
- High TreesGrade II
- Highmead HouseGrade II
- HillriseGrade II
- HillsideGrade II
- King's Head HotelGrade II
- Ludlow HouseGrade II
- Lysia House and adjoining propertyGrade II
- Manchester HouseGrade II
- MeadowayGrade II
- Numbers 1 and 2 Brook VillasGrade II
- Old Police StationGrade II
- Prospect HouseGrade II
- Stile Slab Dated Rb 1766 Set to Rubble Stone Abutment WallGrade II
- Swan HouseGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The NurseriesGrade II
- The Old Tannery by Millend HouseGrade II
Show all 27 listed buildings ↓All 27 listed buildings
- The VicarageGrade II
- The Yew Tree (public House)Grade II
- Westend House and JoystylesGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBBlakeney Conservation Area AppraisalForest of Dean 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 Forest of Dean District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.