About the Box Conservation Area
The Box Conservation Area covers about 25 hectares within Stroud District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 10 listed buildings, all Grade II.
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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Box CA
- 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.
- Beehive CottageGrade II
- Box HouseGrade II
- Box Terrace; Lavender Cottage,Easter Cottage,Wolde Cottage,Wayland Cottage and ThimblepenGrade II
- Broxmead and Malt HouseGrade II
- Gateway and Walls to Box HouseGrade II
- Old Box InnGrade II
- Small House Immediately South of Old Box InnGrade II
- StonewellGrade II
- The BeehiveGrade II
- TrullwellGrade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Stroud District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.