About the Iron Acton Conservation Area
The Iron Acton Conservation Area covers about 65 hectares and was designated by South Gloucestershire Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 29 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 27 Grade II). The most significant is Acton Court, And Gateway and Flank Walls 40m East, Grade I. 12 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.
- Acton Court, And Gateway and Flank Walls 40m EastGrade I
- Church of St James the LessGrade I
- Acton LodgeGrade II
- Algar's ManorGrade II
- Algars MillGrade II
- Barn, Circa 30 Metres North West of Algars ManorGrade II
- Charlcombe and House Immediately to WestGrade II
- Dean Lodge East Dean Lodge WestGrade II
- GablesGrade II
- Garden Gate and Wall, 15 Metres South West of Acton LodgeGrade II
- HillsideGrade II
- HolmrayGrade II
- Home Close WistariaGrade II
- Jones Monument, In the Churchyard and 6 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St James the LessGrade II
- Keeper Monument, In the Churchyard and 22 Metres South of the Tower of Church of St James the LessGrade II
- Lamb InnGrade II
- Monument, In the Churchyard and 10 Metres North of Porch of Church of St James the LessGrade II
- Monument, In the Churchyard and 10 Metres North of the Chancel of Church of St James the LessGrade II
- Monument, In the Churchyard and 20 Metres South of Tower of Church of St James the LessGrade II
- Monument, In the Churchyard and 6 Metres North of Porch of Church of St James the LessGrade II
- Monument, In the Churchyard and 7 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St James the LessGrade II
- Old RectoryGrade II
- Pair of Houses, 10 Metres East of CharlcombeGrade II
- Sheppard Monument, In the Churchyard and 10 Metres South of Church of St James the LessGrade II
Show all 29 listed buildings ↓All 29 listed buildings
- The NookGrade II
- Vine CottageGrade II
- Walls to East CourtGrade II
- Walls to the South CourtGrade II
- Wancourt CottagesGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBIron Acton 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.