About the Bishopstone Conservation Area
The Bishopstone Conservation Area covers about 34 hectares and was designated by Swindon Borough Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 31 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 30 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St Mary, Grade I.
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 Bishopstone 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.
- Parish Church of St MaryGrade I
- Bishopstone Church of England SchoolGrade II
- Boundary Walls to Prebendal FarmGrade II
- Brookside CottageGrade II
- Cue's FarmhouseGrade II
- Dingle CottageGrade II
- Disused MillGrade II
- Edmonds CottageGrade II
- Finch Hill CottageGrade II
- Former Stable Adjoining to South East of Sarcens and Part of Boundary WallGrade II
- Former Stable to East of Brookside CottageGrade II
- Glebe CottageGrade II
- Ithaca CottageGrade II
- K6 telephone kioskGrade II
- LittlecotGrade II
- Mace's Cottage and LyndercoteGrade II
- Malthouse FarmhouseGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Mount Pleasant PointGrade II
- Orchard CottageGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- SarcensGrade II
- Sayers BankGrade II
- Spring CottageGrade II
Show all 31 listed buildings ↓All 31 listed buildings
- Sunny CottageGrade II
- The LaurelsGrade II
- The Old BakeryGrade II
- The ShopGrade II
- Titcheners Cottage and Lilac CottageGrade II
- Winton CottageGrade II
- WyneyGrade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Swindon Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.