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144 conservation areas and 22 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Ablington Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/051
Rules & recordAdlestrop Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/110
Rules & recordAldsworth Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/009
Rules & recordAmpney Crucis Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/111
Rules & recordAmpney St Mary Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/026
Rules & recordAmpney St Peter Conservation Area
Designated 1996 · ref. CONARA/131
Rules & recordAshley Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/052
Rules & recordAston Magna Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/008
Rules & recordAston Subedge Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/053
Rules & recordAvening Conservation Area
Designated 1998 · ref. CONARA/132
Rules & recordBagendon Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/063
Rules & recordBarnsley Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/054
Rules & recordBatsford Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/065
Rules & recordBaunton Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/045
Rules & recordBeverston Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/075
Rules & recordBibury Conservation Area
Designated 1998 · ref. CONARA/133
Rules & recordBledington Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/055
Rules & recordBlockley Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/082
Rules & recordBourton On The Hill Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/076
Rules & recordBourton-on-the-Water Conservation Area
Designated 2000 · ref. CONARA/139
Rules & recordBrimpsfield Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/027
Rules & recordBroad Campden Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/077
Rules & recordBroadwell Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/010
Rules & recordBrockhampton Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/083
Rules & recordCalcot Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/028
Rules & recordCalmsden Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/084
Rules & recordCaudle Green Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/029
Rules & recordChavenage Conservation Area
Designated 1991 · ref. CONARA/119
Rules & recordChedworth Conservation Area
Designated 1998 · ref. CONARA/134
Rules & recordCherington Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/030
Rules & recordChipping Campden Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/085
Rules & recordChurch Westcote Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/031
Rules & recordCirencester Park Conservation Area
Designated 2008 · ref. CONARA/141
Rules & recordCirencester South Conservation Area
Designated 2008 · ref. CONARA/144
Rules & recordCirencester Town Centre Conservation Area
Designated 2008 · ref. CONARA/143
Rules & recordClapton-on-the-Hill Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/056
Rules & recordCoberley Conservation Area
Designated 1992 · ref. CONARA/121
Rules & recordCold Aston Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/011
Rules & recordColesbourne Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/086
Rules & recordColn Rogers Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/032
Rules & recordColn St Aldwyn Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/087
Rules & recordColn St Dennis Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/033
Rules & recordCompton Abdale Conservation Area
Designated 1988 · ref. CONARA/001
Rules & recordCondicote Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/012
Rules & recordCowley Conservation Area
Designated 1991 · ref. CONARA/120
Rules & recordCulkerton Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/057
Rules & recordCutsdean Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/034
Rules & recordDaglingworth Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/088
Rules & recordDaylesford Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/035
Rules & recordDidmarton Conservation Area
Designated 1999 · ref. CONARA/135
Rules & recordDonnington Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/058
Rules & recordDoughton Highgrove Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/089
Rules & recordDowdeswell Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/036
Rules & recordDown Ampney Conservation Area
Designated 1991 · ref. CONARA/118
Rules & recordDriffield Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/013
Rules & recordDuntisbourne Abbots/Duntisbourne Leer Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/090
Rules & recordDuntisbourne Rouse/Middle Conservation Area
Designated 1994 · ref. CONARA/129
Rules & recordEastington Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/014
Rules & recordEastleach Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/091
Rules & recordEbrington Conservation Area
Designated 2020 · ref. CONARA/092
Rules & recordEdgeworth Conservation Area
Designated 1993 · ref. CONARA/126
Rules & recordElkstone Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/015
Rules & recordEvenlode Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/093
Rules & recordEwen Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/049
Rules & recordFairford Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/071
Rules & recordFarmcote Conservation Area
Designated 1988 · ref. CONARA/002
Rules & recordFarmington Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/059
Rules & recordFord Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/037
Rules & recordFossebridge Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/094
Rules & recordFrampton Mansell Conservation Area
Designated 1992 · ref. CONARA/122
Rules & recordGloucester Street And River Walk Conservation Area
Designated 2008 · ref. CONARA/142
Rules & recordGreat Barrington Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/112
Rules & recordGreat Rissington Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/078
Rules & recordGuiting Power Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/079
Rules & recordHampen Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/095
Rules & recordHampnett Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/016
Rules & recordHarnhill Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/017
Rules & recordHatherop Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/096
Rules & recordHazleton Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/038
Rules & recordHidcote Bartrim Conservation Area
Designated 1992 · ref. CONARA/123
Rules & recordHidcote Boyce Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/097
Rules & recordIcomb Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/098
Rules & recordKemble Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/099
Rules & recordKemble Station Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/113
Rules & recordKempsford Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/018
Rules & recordKingscote Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/072
Rules & recordLechlade Conservation Area
Designated 1994 · ref. CONARA/130
Rules & recordLeighterton Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/019
Rules & recordLittle Barrington Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/114
Rules & recordLittle Rissington Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/007
Rules & recordLong Newnton Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/020
Rules & recordLongborough Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/100
Rules & recordLongfords Mills Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/073
Rules & recordLower Slaughter Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/046
Rules & recordLower Swell Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/115
Rules & recordMeysey Hampton Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/021
Rules & recordMickleton Conservation Area
Designated 2003 · ref. CONARA/140
Rules & recordMoreton-In-Marsh Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/060
Rules & recordNaunton Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/116
Rules & recordNether Westcote Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/039
Rules & recordNorth Cerney Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/066
Rules & recordNorthleach Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/074
Rules & recordNotgrove Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/022
Rules & recordOddington Conservation Area
Designated 1999 · ref. CONARA/136
Rules & recordOzleworth Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/101
Rules & recordPaxford Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/102
Rules & recordPoulton Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/103
Rules & recordPreston Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/067
Rules & recordQuenington Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/104
Rules & recordRendcomb Conservation Area
Designated 1999 · ref. CONARA/138
Rules & recordRodmarton Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/023
Rules & recordSaintbury Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/080
Rules & recordSalperton Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/064
Rules & recordSapperton Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/105
Rules & recordSevenhampton Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/106
Rules & recordSezincote Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/068
Rules & recordSherborne Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/117
Rules & recordShipton Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/069
Rules & recordShipton Moyne Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/024
Rules & recordSomerford Keynes Conservation Area
Designated 2018 · ref. CONARA/025
Rules & recordSouth Cerney Conservation Area
Designated 1999 · ref. CONARA/137
Rules & recordSouthrop Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/081
Rules & recordStow On The Wold With Maugersbury Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/050
Rules & recordStratton Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/070
Rules & recordSyde Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/047
Rules & recordTarlton Conservation Area
Designated 1988 · ref. CONARA/003
Rules & recordTemple Guiting Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/040
Rules & recordTetbury Conservation Area
Designated 1993 · ref. CONARA/127
Rules & recordThames Severn Canal (Coates Section) Conservation Area
Designated 1992 · ref. CONARA/124
Rules & recordThames Severn Canal (Sapperton Section) Conservation Area
Designated 1992 · ref. CONARA/125
Rules & recordTodenham Conservation Area
Designated 1993 · ref. CONARA/128
Rules & recordTurkdean Conservation Area
Designated 1988 · ref. CONARA/004
Rules & recordUpper Slaughter Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/061
Rules & recordUpper Swell Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/062
Rules & recordWeston Subedge Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/107
Rules & recordWestonbirt Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/041
Rules & recordWhittington Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/042
Rules & recordWillersey Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/108
Rules & recordWindrush Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/109
Rules & recordWinson Conservation Area
Designated 1988 · ref. CONARA/005
Rules & recordWinstone Conservation Area
Designated 1988 · ref. CONARA/006
Rules & recordWithington Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/048
Rules & recordWyck Rissington Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/044
Rules & recordYanworth Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/043
Rules & recordWhat a conservation area changes
Extensions
Side extensions, and rear extensions of more than one storey, are not permitted development — they need planning permission. Single-storey rear extensions keep their normal limits, but the Larger Home Extension prior-approval route is not available.
Lofts and roofs
Roof extensions such as dormers are not permitted development. Rooflights are usually fine if they don't project more than 15 cm.
Cladding
Cladding the outside of a house in stone, artificial stone, pebble dash, render, timber, plastic or tiles needs planning permission.
Outbuildings
Garden rooms, sheds and other outbuildings to the side of the house need planning permission.
Demolition
Demolishing a building larger than 115 m³ needs planning permission. Taking down a wall, gate or fence over 1 m high next to a road (or 2 m elsewhere) also needs permission.
Trees
You must give the council six weeks' notice before cutting down or pruning most trees (trunk over 7.5 cm across at 1.5 m high), even if they are not protected by a tree preservation order.
Article 4 directions
Councils can remove more permitted development rights — for example for windows, doors, porches or front boundaries — with an Article 4 direction. Check the council's list below.
Article 4 directions in Cotswold District Council
These remove some permitted development rights in the areas they cover — check whether one applies to your property before you rely on permitted development.
- Article 4 (2) Direction Avening (27 November 1998)
- Article 4 (2) Direction Bibury (27 November 1998)
- Article 4 (2) Direction Blockley (9 May 1997)
- Article 4 (2) Direction Bourton-On-The-Water (19 December 2000)
- Article 4 (2) Direction Didmarton (12 August 1999)
- Article 4 (2) Direction Lower Oddington (12 August 1999)
- Article 4 (2) Direction Mickleton (12 January 2004)
- Article 4 (2) Direction South Cerney (17 December 1999)
- Article 4 Direction Adjacent To The A435 Cheltenham Road (15 December 1988)
- Article 4 Direction Bath Road Tetbury (30 October 1984)
- Article 4 Direction Chipping Campden (14 August 1984)
- Article 4 Direction East Lodge Cottage Brockhampton (19 June 1981)
- Article 4 Direction Land Parcel West Of St Lawrences Church (18 May 2023)
- Article 4 Direction Lower Slaughter Land Adj Manor House (22 November 1983)
- Article 4 Direction Lower Slaughter Land Adj Manor House (22 November 1983)
- Article 4 Direction Lower Slaughter Land Adj To The Mill (19 July 1982)
- Article 4 Direction Lower Slaughter Land Adj To The Mill (19 July 1982)
- Article 4 Direction Moreton In Marsh Hospital (21 August 2013)
- Article 4 Direction Ozleworth Bottom Wortley (15 November 1973)
- Article 4 Direction Washbournes Place Lower Slaughter (29 August 1986)
- Article 4 Direction Washbournes Place Lower Slaughter (29 August 1986)
- Article 4 Direction Waterhead Barn (21 July 1972)
Conservation area and Article 4 data: planning.data.gov.uk. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always confirm boundaries and rules with the council before starting work. General information, not legal advice.