About the Clearwell Conservation Area
The Clearwell Conservation Area covers about 16 hectares and was designated by Forest of Dean District Council in 1981. Inside the boundary are 18 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 16 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter, And 2 Pairs of Gate Piers With Gate, 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.
- 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 Peter, And 2 Pairs of Gate Piers With GateGrade I
- Clearwell CastleGrade II*
- Castle Farm Barn and Attached Cow ShedGrade II
- Clearwell Castle - 3 Pairs of Gateposts on Green in Front of Main GateGrade II
- Clearwell Castle Gatehouse and Flanking StablesGrade II
- Clearwell Castle Main Gateway and Flanking Lodges to North East Corner of Estate With Wall Between and Iron Gates, And Perimeter Wall to EastGrade II
- Clearwell Castle Statue of Child and Sphinx, About 30 Metres West of Main Front on the Left Facing HouseGrade II
- Clearwell Castle Statue of Man About 30 Metres West of Main Front on Right Facing HouseGrade II
- Cross at Junction of Church Street and High StreetGrade II
- Cross House (opposite Cross)Grade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Mortuary ChapelGrade II
- Stank FarmhouseGrade II
- The East Pair of A Range of Cottages at Lower Cross South South East of Stank FarmGrade II
- The ShopGrade II
- Tudor Cottage Tudor FarmGrade II
- Wellhead of the Clear Well Opposite Entrance to Clearwell CastleGrade II
- Wyndham ArmsGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBClearwell 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.