About the West Littleton Conservation Area
The West Littleton Conservation Area covers about 8.8 hectares and was designated by South Gloucestershire Council in 1992. Inside the boundary are 19 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 18 Grade II). The most significant is Old Manor House, Grade II*. 4 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.
- Old Manor HouseGrade II*
- Baldwin Monument in the Churchyard About 9 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St JamesGrade II
- Barn About 20 Metres South of Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn and Attached Stable About 25 Metres South East of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn Attached to North of Littleton HouseGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Church of St JamesGrade II
- Cowsheds and Attached Stable About 16 Metres East of Barn Attached to North of Littleton HouseGrade II
- K6 telephone kioskGrade II
- Littleton HouseGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Osborne Monument in the Churchyard About 11 Metres South of Nave of Church of St JamesGrade II
- Osborne Monument in the Churchyard About 11 Metres South of Nave of Church of St JamesGrade II
- The Old FarmhouseGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 2 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St JamesGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 2 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St JamesGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres South of Nave of Church of St JamesGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 5 Metres South of Nave of Church of St JamesGrade II
- Wise Monument in the Churchyard About 8 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St JamesGrade II
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.