About the Ashton under Hill Conservation Area
The Ashton under Hill Conservation Area covers about 26 hectares within Wychavon District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 29 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 28 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Barbara, 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 Ashton under Hill 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 BarbaraGrade II*
- Barn About One Yard South-East of Old Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Bredon HoltGrade II
- Coppice CottageGrade II
- Croft CottageGrade II
- Cross CottageGrade II
- Down YonderGrade II
- Gate Piers 10 Yards West of the Manor HouseGrade II
- Granary About 10 Yards East of Old Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Grassmere CottageGrade II
- Hill CottageGrade II
- Little ThatchGrade II
- Middle FarmhouseGrade II
- Old BeanmsGrade II
- Old Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Orchard CottageGrade II
- Outbuilding About 2 Yards South of Thatch EndGrade II
- Plough CottageGrade II
- Shelter Shed About 30 Yards North of Middle FarmhouseGrade II
- Sherbourne HouseGrade II
- Thatch EndGrade II
- The CloseGrade II
- The CottagesGrade II
- The Manor HouseGrade II
Show all 29 listed buildings ↓All 29 listed buildings
- The Old Farmhouse and Adjoining StableGrade II
- The Old Post HouseGrade II
- The Old Well HouseGrade II
- Village Cross About 50 Yards East of the Church of St BarbaraGrade II
- Walnut ThatchGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBAshton under Hill 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.