Planning in Stroud
Stroud District Council has 41 conservation areas and 0 Article 4 direction areas on the national planning data platform.
Conservation areas
41
Article 4 directions
0
Listed building outlines
–
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 Stroud and tells you whether your extension, loft conversion or change of use needs planning permission.
Conservation areas
- Alderley
- Amberley
- Arlingham
- Berkeley
- Bisley
- Box
- Bussage and Brownshill
- Chalford Hill
- Chalford Vale
- Dunkirk Mill and Watledge
- Dursleydesignated 23 November 1989
- Eastcombe
- Ebley Mills
- Frampton on Severn
- France Lynch
- Gyde House
- Industrial Heritage Conservation Area
- Kingswood
- Lodgemore and Fromehall Mills
- Longfords Mills
- Minchinhampton
- Miserden
- Nailsworth
- Nympsfield
- Painswick
- Pitchcombe
- Randwick
- Saul
- Sharpness Old Dock
- Sheepscombe
- South Woodchester
- St Mary's and Belvedere Mills
- Stanley Mills
- Stinchcombe
- Stratford Park
- Stroud Station
- Stroud Top of the Town
- Stroud Town Centre
- Uley
- Woodmancotedesignated 23 November 1989
- Wotton-under-Edge
Article 4 directions
No Article 4 directions published on the platform yet.
Frequently asked questions
Is my property in a conservation area in Stroud?
Stroud District Council has designated 41 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. Stroud has 0 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.
Stroud District 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