About the Crowle Conservation Area
The Crowle Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares within Wychavon District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 22 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 21 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St John the Baptist, 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 Crowle 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 John the BaptistGrade II*
- 1 and 2 Gable CottagesGrade II
- Chest Tomb About 6 Yards South-East of the Church of St John the BaptistGrade II
- Church CottageGrade II
- Crowle BarnGrade II
- Crowle CottageGrade II
- Crowle War MemorialGrade II
- Cutler's CroftGrade II
- Derelict Outbuilding About 14 Yards North-West of Court FarmhouseGrade II
- Malt House CottageGrade II
- Martin's CottageGrade II
- Old Pear Tree CottageGrade II
- Rose ViewGrade II
- Stone Coffin Immediately South of the Nave of the Church of St John the BaptistGrade II
- Thatch CottageGrade II
- The BarnGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The Malt HouseGrade II
- The Old GranaryGrade II
- The Old Tithe Barn and Old Church BarnGrade II
- Wheel CottageGrade II
- Woodstock CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBCrowle 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.