About the Great Comberton Conservation Area
The Great Comberton Conservation Area covers about 7.6 hectares within Wychavon District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 17 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 16 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Michael, 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 Great Comberton 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 MichaelGrade II*
- April CottageGrade II
- Bank CottageGrade II
- Barn to Rear of WhiteoaksGrade II
- Baytree CottageGrade II
- Church CottageGrade II
- Clark's CottageGrade II
- DormersGrade II
- Fern CottageGrade II
- Joe's FarmhouseGrade II
- Longacre CottageGrade II
- MicklethatchGrade II
- Pound HouseGrade II
- Stonewell PieceGrade II
- Stowe CottageGrade II
- The ThatchGrade II
- Vine CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBGreat Comberton 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.