Planning in South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire Council has 30 conservation areas and 2 Article 4 direction areas on the national planning data platform, plus 2,084 listed building outlines.
Conservation areas
30
Article 4 directions
2
Listed building outlines
2,084
Planning applications
–
not published yet
Check what you can build — with AI
Planium reads the conservation area appraisal, Article 4 directions and local plan policies for South Gloucestershire and tells you whether your extension, loft conversion or change of use needs planning permission.
Conservation areas
- Acton Turville Conservation Areadesignated 30 July 1975
- Almondsbury Conservation Areadesignated 30 July 1975
- Beach Conservation Areadesignated 23 October 1989
- Bitton Conservation Areadesignated 23 October 1989
- Chipping Sodbury Conservation Areadesignated 27 November 1975
- Church Lane, Winterbourne Conservation Areadesignated 14 November 2005
- Cold Ashton Conservation Areadesignated 16 February 1983
- Doynton Conservation Areadesignated 16 February 1983
- Dyrham Conservation Areadesignated 30 July 1975
- Frenchay Conservation Areadesignated 30 July 1975
- Great Badminton Conservation Areadesignated 30 July 1975
- Hambrook Conservation Areadesignated 30 July 1975
- Hanham Abbots Conservation Areadesignated 23 October 1989
- Hawkesbury Conservation Areadesignated 19 August 1981
- Horton Conservation Areadesignated 24 April 1985
- Iron Acton Conservation Areadesignated 30 July 1975
- Little Badminton Conservation Areadesignated 30 March 1983
- Marshfield Conservation Areadesignated 17 September 1973
- Olveston Conservation Areadesignated 30 July 1975
- Pucklechurch Conservation Areadesignated 30 July 1975
- Siston Conservation Areadesignated 23 October 1989
- Thornbury Conservation Areadesignated 31 July 1975
- Tockington Conservation Areadesignated 31 July 1975
- Tormarton Conservation Areadesignated 30 July 1975
- Tytherington Conservation Areadesignated 31 July 1975
- Upton Cheyney Conservation Areadesignated 24 October 1983
- Warmley Conservation Areadesignated 31 July 1995
- West Littletondesignated 13 March 1992
- Whitfield Tabernacle Conservation Areadesignated 15 October 1995
- Wickwar Conservation Areadesignated 13 January 1973
Article 4 directions
- Land at Gloucester Road North in the Filton ward10 January 2024
- Land at Stoke Park and Cheswick ward East of Southmead Road10 January 2024
Frequently asked questions
Is my property in a conservation area in South Gloucestershire?
South Gloucestershire Council has designated 30 conservation areas, listed on this page with their designation dates and appraisal documents where the council publishes them. In a conservation area, permitted development rights are narrower: cladding, some extensions, roof alterations and satellite dishes on the front elevation may need planning permission, and demolition of most buildings needs consent.
What is an Article 4 direction?
An Article 4 direction removes specific permitted development rights in a defined area, so work that would normally not need planning permission — for example replacing windows, changing a house into a small HMO or altering front boundaries — does need an application. South Gloucestershire has 2 Article 4 direction areas recorded on planning.data.gov.uk.
How do I check what I am allowed to build?
Start with the designations on the site (conservation area, Article 4, listed building), then the local plan policies and any design codes. Planium can read the council’s appraisal and policy documents and summarise what applies to your project, including whether permitted development is available.
South Gloucestershire Council website · All local planning authorities
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Open Government Licence v3.0) · Retrieved 2026-10-09