About the Peterstow Conservation Area
The Peterstow Conservation Area covers about 17 hectares and was designated by Herefordshire Council in 1976. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 12 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter, 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 Peterstow 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 PeterGrade II*
- Barn About 20 Yards North East of High Town CottageGrade II
- Barn About 25 Yards West North West of High Town CottageGrade II
- Churchyard Cross About 25 Yards South West of South Porch of the Church of St PeterGrade II
- Group of 8 Chest Tombs and One Pedestal Tomb About 3 to 10 Yards South West of South West Corner of the Church of St PeterGrade II
- Group of Eight Chest Tombs Between About 7 and 25 Yards South of the Tower of the Church of St PeterGrade II
- Group of Five Chest Tombs About 3 to 15 Yards South of the Nave of the Church of St PeterGrade II
- High Town CottageGrade II
- Jones Monument About 30 Yards South West of South Porch of the Church of St PeterGrade II
- Peterstow ManorGrade II
- Peterstow War MemorialGrade II
- Row of Four Headstones About 5 to 10 Yards South of the South Porch of the Church of St PeterGrade II
- StonecropGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBPeterstow Conservation Area AppraisalHerefordshire 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 Herefordshire Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.