About the Overbury Conservation Area
The Overbury Conservation Area covers about 16 hectares within Wychavon District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 41 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 38 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Faith, 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.
- 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 FaithGrade I
- Overbury and Conderton War Memorial Lych-gateGrade II*
- Overbury CourtGrade II*
- 1, Church RowGrade II
- 2,4,5,7 and 8, Church RowGrade II
- 43 and 44Grade II
- 45 and 47Grade II
- 48 and 49Grade II
- 9-14, Gable RowGrade II
- Baron VillaGrade II
- Berkeley CottageGrade II
- Berkeley HouseGrade II
- Bus Shelter About 10 Yards East of Overbury Post Office and StoresGrade II
- Chest Tomb About 10 Yards South of the Chancel of the Church of St FaithGrade II
- Coach House About 20 Yards North of Overbury CourtGrade II
- Dormay CottagesGrade II
- Game Larder About 50 Yards North-East of Overbury CourtGrade II
- Garden Wall Adjoining Gardens House to the North-EastGrade II
- Gardens HouseGrade II
- Gate Pier and Wall Adjoining Nos 2,4,5,7 and 8 to the WestGrade II
- Gate Piers,Gates and Quadrant Wall About 50 Yards East of Overbury CourtGrade II
- Gazebo About 100 Yards South of Overbury CourtGrade II
- Hardy Memorial About 9 Yards South-South-West of the Church of St FaithGrade II
- Laundry Cottage and the Old LaundryGrade II
Show all 41 listed buildings ↓All 41 listed buildings
- Mill Bank CottageGrade II
- NindfieldGrade II
- Northland HouseGrade II
- Overbury Church of England Primary SchoolGrade II
- Overbury Post Office and StoresGrade II
- Overbury Village HallGrade II
- Park LodgeGrade II
- Park ViewGrade II
- Pike CottageGrade II
- Sunny Bank CottageGrade II
- The Old Police HouseGrade II
- The Old School HouseGrade II
- The Red House School and Flanking WallsGrade II
- The Star InnGrade II
- WhitcombeGrade II
- Whitcombe Memorial About 10 Yards North of the Nave of the Church of St FaithGrade II
- Yew Tree HouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBOverbury 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.