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30 conservation areas and 2 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Acton Turville Conservation Area
Designated 1975 · ref. 20491
Rules & recordAlmondsbury Conservation Area
Designated 1975 · ref. 20507
Rules & recordBeach Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. 20492
Rules & recordBitton Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. 20493
Rules & recordChipping Sodbury Conservation Area
Designated 1975 · ref. 20494
Rules & recordChurch Lane, Winterbourne Conservation Area
Designated 2005 · ref. 20495
Rules & recordCold Ashton Conservation Area
Designated 1983 · ref. 20496
Rules & recordDoynton Conservation Area
Designated 1983 · ref. 20497
Rules & recordDyrham Conservation Area
Designated 1975 · ref. 20498
Rules & recordFrenchay Conservation Area
Designated 1975 · ref. 20499
Rules & recordGreat Badminton Conservation Area
Designated 1975 · ref. 20500
Rules & recordHambrook Conservation Area
Designated 1975 · ref. 20501
Rules & recordHanham Abbots Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. 20502
Rules & recordHawkesbury Conservation Area
Designated 1981 · ref. 20503
Rules & recordHorton Conservation Area
Designated 1985 · ref. 20504
Rules & recordIron Acton Conservation Area
Designated 1975 · ref. 20505
Rules & recordLittle Badminton Conservation Area
Designated 1983 · ref. 20506
Rules & recordMarshfield Conservation Area
Designated 1973 · ref. 20508
Rules & recordOlveston Conservation Area
Designated 1975 · ref. 20509
Rules & recordPucklechurch Conservation Area
Designated 1975 · ref. 20510
Rules & recordSiston Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. 20511
Rules & recordThornbury Conservation Area
Designated 1975 · ref. 20512
Rules & recordTockington Conservation Area
Designated 1975 · ref. 20513
Rules & recordTormarton Conservation Area
Designated 1975 · ref. 20514
Rules & recordTytherington Conservation Area
Designated 1975 · ref. 20515
Rules & recordUpton Cheyney Conservation Area
Designated 1983 · ref. 20516
Rules & recordWarmley Conservation Area
Designated 1995 · ref. 20517
Rules & recordWest Littleton
Designated 1992 · ref. 2587
Rules & recordWhitfield Tabernacle Conservation Area
Designated 1995 · ref. 20519
Rules & recordWickwar Conservation Area
Designated 1973 · ref. 20520
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 South Gloucestershire 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.
- Land at Gloucester Road North in the Filton ward (10 January 2024)
- Land at Stoke Park and Cheswick ward East of Southmead Road (10 January 2024)
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.