About the Abbots Moreton Conservation Area
The Abbots Moreton Conservation Area covers about 19 hectares within Wychavon District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 25 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 24 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter, 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 Abbots Moreton 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.
- Church of St PeterGrade I
- April CottageGrade II
- Barn About 20 Metres North of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn About 50 Metres North-West of Walnut Tree CottageGrade II
- Barn and Cow House About 75 Metres North of Walnut Tree CottageGrade II
- Barn and Stables About 50 Metres West of Walnut Tree CottageGrade II
- Butts CottageGrade II
- Corner ThatchGrade II
- CymbelineGrade II
- Edwalyn CloseGrade II
- High House CottageGrade II
- High House FarmhouseGrade II
- Home Farm CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, Village GreenGrade II
- Lilac CottageGrade II
- Living Room Attached to South-West Corner of the Gable HouseGrade II
- Manor CottageGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Nook CottageGrade II
- Out House About 5 Metres South-East of High House FarmhouseGrade II
- The Gable HouseGrade II
- The Old ManorGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- Tudor CottageGrade II
Show all 25 listed buildings ↓All 25 listed buildings
- Walnut Tree CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBAbbots Moreton Conservation Area AppraisalWychavon District 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 Wychavon District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.