About the English Bicknor Conservation Area
The English Bicknor Conservation Area covers about 5.4 hectares and was designated by Forest of Dean District Council in 1995. Inside the boundary are 17 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 16 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary the Virgin, Grade I. 5 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work.
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 Mary the VirginGrade I
- Bicknor HouseGrade II
- Biggs Memorial, In the Churchyard About 11 1/2 Metres South of Chancel of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Browne Memorial, About 8 Metres South West of Machen Chapel, In Churchyard of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Haddock Memorial Adjacent on West to Jordan Memorial in the Churchyard of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Harrison Memorial, In the Churchyard About 44 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Jordan Memorial, In the Churchyard 2 Metres West of Porch of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Morgan Memorial, About 1 Metre South of Biggs Memorial in the Churchyard of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Taylor Memorial, In the Churchyard About 22 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Terrett Memorial, In the Churchyard About 30 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Unidentified Memorial About 11 Metres South of Biggs Memorial in Churchyard of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Unidentified Memorial, About 1 Metre North West of Jordan Memorial in the Churchyard of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Unidentified Memorial, About 1 Metre South of Browne Memorial in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Unidentified Memorial, About 3 Metres South of Machen Chapel in the Churchyard of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Unidentified Memorial, About 3.5 Metres South of Biggs Memorial in the Churchyard of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Unidentified Monument, About 5 Metres South of Biggs Memorial in the Churchyard of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Yearworth Memorial, About 27 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBEnglish Bicknor 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.