About the Horton Conservation Area
The Horton Conservation Area covers about 17 hectares and was designated by South Gloucestershire Council in 1985. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (3 Grade I, 12 Grade II). The most significant is Ambulatory 20 Yards South West of Horton Court, Grade I. 2 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.
- Ambulatory 20 Yards South West of Horton CourtGrade I
- Horton CourtGrade I
- Parish Church of St James the ElderGrade I
- Chest Tomb, 1 Yard North East of Chancel of St James' ChurchGrade II
- Chest Tomb, 1 Yard North of North Door of St James' ChurchGrade II
- Chest Tomb, 10 Yards to North of North Aisle of St James' ChurchGrade II
- Chest Tomb, 18 Yards North of Chancel of St James' ChurchGrade II
- Chest Tomb, 4 Yards From West Door of St James' ChurchGrade II
- Chest Tomb, 4 Yards to North East of Chancel of St James' ChurchGrade II
- Chest Tomb, 4 Yards to North of North Door of St James' ChurchGrade II
- Chest Tomb, 5 Yards North East of Chancel of St James' ChurchGrade II
- Horton Court CottageGrade II
- Isaac Chest Tomb, 17 Yards North of Chancel of St James' ChurchGrade II
- Slade Chest Tomb, 6 Yards North of North Door of St James' ChurchGrade II
- Smith Chest Tomb, 9 Yards North of Chancel of St James' ChurchGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHorton 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.