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South WestConservation areas in Swindon Borough Council
28 conservation areas and 0 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Badbury
Designated 1990 · ref. 4839
Rules & recordBishopstone
Designated 1973 · ref. 4842
Rules & recordBlunsdon St Andrew
Designated 1990 · ref. 4846
Rules & recordBroad Blunsdon
Designated 1990 · ref. 4844
Rules & recordCastle Eaton
Designated 1975 · ref. 4851
Rules & recordChiseldon
Designated 1990 · ref. 4901
Rules & recordHampton
Designated 1990 · ref. 4852
Rules & recordHannington
Designated 1979 · ref. 4854
Rules & recordHighworth
Designated 1976 · ref. 4838
Rules & recordHinton Parva
Designated 1990 · ref. 4855
Rules & recordHodson
Designated 1990 · ref. 4856
Rules & recordLiddington
Designated 1990 · ref. 4858
Rules & recordLower Blunsdon
Designated 1992 · ref. 4845
Rules & recordLower Wanborough
Designated 1973 · ref. 4879
Rules & recordRodbourne Cheney
Designated 1990 · ref. 4875
Rules & recordSevenhampton
Designated 1990 · ref. 4860
Rules & recordStanton Fitzwarren
Designated 1978 · ref. 4869
Rules & recordStratton St Margaret (Kingsdown)
Designated 1992 · ref. 4870
Rules & recordStratton St Margaret (Lower Stratton)
Designated 1992 · ref. 4871
Rules & recordSwindon Devizes Road
Designated 1990 · ref. 4872
Rules & recordSwindon Old Town
Designated 1969 · ref. 4873
Rules & recordSwindon Prospect Place
Designated 1990 · ref. 4874
Rules & recordSwindon Town Gardens
Designated 1989 · ref. 4876
Rules & recordSwindon’s Railway (ref. SWD_328_CA_24)
Designated 1987 · ref. SWD_328_CA_24
Rules & recordSwindon’s Railway (ref. SWD_328_CA_23)
Designated 1975 · ref. SWD_328_CA_23
Rules & recordUpper Inglesham
Designated 1990 · ref. 4857
Rules & recordUpper Wanborough
Designated 1973 · ref. 4880
Rules & recordWroughton
Designated 1990 · ref. 4882
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.
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.