About the Olveston Conservation Area
The Olveston Conservation Area covers about 29 hectares and was designated by South Gloucestershire Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 33 listed buildings (3 Grade II*, 30 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade II*. 23 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.
- Church of St MaryGrade II*
- Hill HouseGrade II*
- Olveston CourtGrade II*
- 1 and 2 LonghavenGrade II
- 2 Sections of Wall, One Adjoining the Bee Garden to East and One About 50 Metres East of the Bee GardenGrade II
- 3 Sections of Wall About 9 Metres West of Cromwell HouseGrade II
- 4 Cottages Adjoining the White Hart to the WestGrade II
- BeechcroftGrade II
- Churchill HouseGrade II
- Cider Barn and Attached Stables About 5 Metres North West of Hill HouseGrade II
- CourtlandsGrade II
- Cromwell HouseGrade II
- Cuthbert Chest Tomb in the Churchyard About 2 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Granville Lodge and Wood ViewGrade II
- Green FarmhouseGrade II
- Haw LeazeGrade II
- Hawkfield HouseGrade II
- Little GrangeGrade II
- Olveston War Memorial with associated steps and flanking dwarf wallsGrade II
- Osborne HouseGrade II
- Paddock HouseGrade II
- PeacehavenGrade II
- Port FarmhouseGrade II
- Post OfficeGrade II
Show all 33 listed buildings ↓All 33 listed buildings
- Pump and StandGrade II
- SedgeleyGrade II
- The Bee GardenGrade II
- The ElmsGrade II
- The Great BarnGrade II
- The NookGrade II
- The Old Meeting HouseGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- The White HartGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBOlveston 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.