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14 conservation areas and 55 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Barbican
Designated 1968 · ref. 6
Rules & recordBarton Street
Designated 2007 · ref. 11
Rules & recordCathedral Precincts
Designated 1968 · ref. 5
Rules & recordCity Centre
Designated 1968 · ref. 4
Rules & recordDenmark Road
Designated 2008 · ref. 14
Rules & recordEastgate and St Michael's
Designated 1968 · ref. 10
Rules & recordHempsted
Designated 1990 · ref. 2
Rules & recordHucclecote Green
Designated 1991 · ref. 3
Rules & recordKingsholm
Designated 2007 · ref. 1
Rules & recordLondon Road
Designated 1984 · ref. 13
Rules & recordSouthgate Street
Designated 1968 · ref. 8
Rules & recordThe Docks
Designated 1968 · ref. 7
Rules & recordThe Spa
Designated 1968 · ref. 9
Rules & recordWorcester Street
Designated 2001 · ref. 12
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 Gloucester City 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.
- Southgate Street Article 4 direction
- Southgate Street Article 4 direction
- Southgate Street Article 4 direction
- Southgate Street Article 4 direction
- Southgate Street Article 4 direction
- Southgate Street Article 4 direction
- Southgate Street Article 4 direction
- Southgate Street Article 4 direction
- Southgate Street Article 4 direction
- Southgate Street Article 4 direction
- Southgate Street Article 4 direction
- Southgate Street Article 4 direction
- Southgate Street Article 4 direction
- Southgate Street Article 4 direction
- Southgate Street Article 4 direction
- Southgate Street Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
- St Michael’s Square Article 4 direction
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.