About the Almondsbury Conservation Area
The Almondsbury Conservation Area covers about 30 hectares and was designated by South Gloucestershire Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 21 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 20 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade I. 16 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 MaryGrade I
- 5 and 7, Lower Court RoadGrade II
- Alden Chest Tomb in the Churchyard About 12 Metres North of the North Porch of the Church of St MaryGrade II
- Almondsbury War MemorialGrade II
- Barn About 15 Metres West of Court FarmhouseGrade II
- Bolton Chest Tomb in the Churchyard About 9 Metres South of the Chancel of the Church of St MaryGrade II
- Carter Chest Tomb in the Churchyard About 10 Metres South of the Chancel of the Church of St MaryGrade II
- Champneys Chest Tomb in the Churchyard About 15 Metres South of the South Transept of the Church of St MaryGrade II
- Coombe HouseGrade II
- Cottage Hospital and InstituteGrade II
- Court FarmhouseGrade II
- Cox Chest Tomb in the Churchyard About 13 Metres North of the North Transept of the Church of St MaryGrade II
- Croom Chest Tomb in the Churchyard About 14 Metres South of the South Transept of the Church of St MaryGrade II
- Front Boundary Wall to Cottage Hospital and InstituteGrade II
- Gunter Chest Tomb in the Churchyard About 10 Metres South of Chancel of the Church of St MaryGrade II
- Hollester Chest Tomb in the Churchyard About 7 Metres North of the Nave of the Church of St MaryGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, Lower AlmondsburyGrade II
- Old PoundGrade II
- Rock HouseGrade II
- Thomas Chest Tomb in the Churchyard About 6 Metres South of the South Transept of the Church of St MaryGrade II
- Unidentified Chest Tomb in the Churchyard About 14 Metres North of the North Porch of the Church of St MaryGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBAlmondsbury Conservation Area AppraisalSouth Gloucestershire 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 South Gloucestershire Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.