About the Hewelsfield Conservation Area
The Hewelsfield Conservation Area covers about 9.8 hectares and was designated by Forest of Dean District Council in 1990. Inside the boundary are 22 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 20 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary Magdalen, Grade II*.
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 Hewelsfield 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 Mary MagdalenGrade II*
- Monument to Wife of George Geo--- in the Churchyard About 7 Metres South of the Tower to the Church of St Mary MagdalenGrade II*
- Barn About 35 Metres West of Hewelsfield CourtGrade II
- Barn Attached to North West Corner of Hewelsfield CourtGrade II
- Boundary Wall, Lych Gate and Stiles to Churchyard to Church of St Mary MagdalenGrade II
- Hewelsfield CourtGrade II
- Monument to ---M Wade in the Churchyard About 2 Metres South of Nave Wall of the Church of St Mary MagdalenGrade II
- Monument to Alexander Morley Or Moyley in the Churchyard About 13 Metres South of the Porch to the Church of St Mary MagdalenGrade II
- Monument to Ann Pitcher in the Churchyard Circa 1 1/2 Metres South of Nave Wall of the Church of St Mary MagdalenGrade II
- Monument to Ann Pritchard in the Churchyard Circa 11 Metres South of Chancel Wall to the Church of St Mary MagdalenGrade II
- Monument to Arthur Pitcher in the Churchyard Circa 2 Metres South of Nave Wall of the Church of St Mary MagdalenGrade II
- Monument to Dinah Man in the Churchyard About 7 Metres South East of the Porch to the Church of St Mary MagdalenGrade II
- Monument to Elizabeth Brown in the Churchyard About 2 1/2 Metres South East of Porch to Church of St Mary MagdalenGrade II
- Monument to Henery ----- in the Churchyard About 11 Metres South of the Nave to the Church of St Mary MagdalenGrade II
- Monument to John Jane in the Churchyard Circa 4 Metres South of Chancel Wall to the Church of St Mary MagdalenGrade II
- Monument to John Phillips in the Churchyard About 8 Metres South of the Priest's Door to the Chancel of the Church of St Mary MagdalenGrade II
- Monument to Son of John Jane in the Churchyard About 2 1/2 Metres South of Chancel Wall to Church of St Mary MagdalenGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 11 Metres South of the Nave of the Church of St Mary MagdalenGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 11 Metres South of the Tower to the Church of St Mary MagdalenGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 12 1/2 Metres South of the South East Corner of the Chancel to the Church of St Mary MagdalenGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 5 Metres South East of the Porch to the Churchyard of St Mary MagdalenGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 8 Metres South of the Nave to the Church of St Mary MagdalenGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHewelsfield 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.