About the Stretton Grandison Conservation Area
The Stretton Grandison Conservation Area covers about 3.3 hectares and was designated by Herefordshire Council in 1993. Inside the boundary are 8 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 7 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Lawrence, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Stretton Grandison 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 LawrenceGrade I
- Barn and Adjoining Stable Approximately 20 Metres South-East of Brinsop CottageGrade II
- Barn Approximately 10 Metres North-West of Stretton GrangeGrade II
- Barn on South Side of Brinsop CottageGrade II
- Brinsop CottageGrade II
- Church CottageGrade II
- Homes Memorial Approximately 3 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St LawrenceGrade II
- Stretton CourtGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBStretton Grandison 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.