About the Longhope Conservation Area
The Longhope Conservation Area covers about 28 hectares and was designated by Forest of Dean District Council in 1990. Inside the boundary are 19 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 18 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, Grade II*. 15 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.
- Church of All SaintsGrade II*
- Bank CottageGrade II
- Blewett Monument, In Churchyard, About 10 Metres South of South Transept, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Coleman Monument, In Churchyard, About 2 Metres South of East Corner of South Transept, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Constance Monument, In Churchyard Between Porch and South Transept, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Court LeetGrade II
- Cross Base in Churchyard, About 3 Metres South West of Porch, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Dam Barn Cottage Dam Barn CottagesGrade II
- Dawes Monument in Churchyard About 2 1/2 Metres South of Porch, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Dobbs Monument, In Churchyard, About 13 Metres South of West Corner of South Transept, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Knapp HouseGrade II
- Manor House HotelGrade II
- Marle CottageGrade II
- Parry Monument, In Churchyard About 3 Metres South of South West Corner of South Transept, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Pound HouseGrade II
- Reece Monument, In Churchyard, About 8 Metres South of Constance Monument, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- The Old CottageGrade II
- The Old ForgeGrade II
- War Memorial at Junction With Monmouth RoadGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBLonghope 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.