Planning permission in Stroud
Most single-storey rear extensions within the national permitted development limits don't need planning permission in Stroud. The rules are stricter in its 41 conservation areas, where side extensions, two-storey extensions and loft dormers need permission. Check your address to see which rules apply.
Stroud at a glance
- Conservation areas
- 41
- Article 4 areas
- Not published
- Protected landscapes
- Cotswolds
- Planning decisions
- Stroud District Council
How many conservation areas are there in Stroud?
Stroud has 41 conservation areas. In a conservation area, permitted development rights are reduced: side extensions, two-storey extensions, loft dormers and cladding all need planning permission, and many councils add Article 4 directions on top.
- Alderley
- Amberley
- Arlingham
- Berkeley
- Bisley
- Box
- Bussage and Brownshill
- Chalford Hill
- Chalford Vale
- Dunkirk Mill and Watledge
- Dursley
- 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
- Stanley Mills
- Stinchcombe
- St Mary's and Belvedere Mills
- Stratford Park
- Stroud Station
- Stroud Top of the Town
- Stroud Town Centre
- Uley
- Woodmancote
- Wotton-under-Edge
Read more: extensions, loft dormers, garden rooms and solar panels in a conservation area.
Does Stroud have Article 4 directions?
Stroud hasn't published any Article 4 boundaries on planning.data.gov.uk. Most councils have at least one Article 4 direction, often in conservation areas, so check the council's website or ask its planning team before relying on permitted development.
What is an Article 4 direction?
Is any of Stroud in a national park, National Landscape or green belt?
- National Landscape (Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty) in or bordering Stroud: Cotswolds.
National parks and National Landscapes restrict permitted development in similar ways to conservation areas. Read more: extensions, loft dormers and garden rooms.
Listed buildings and protected trees in Stroud
Listed buildings everywhere in England are recorded by Historic England, and the checker looks for them at every address. Stroud doesn't publish listed building outlines, so where a listed building is recorded near an address, we ask the homeowner to check whether it's theirs.
Stroud doesn't publish its tree preservation orders as data. If there are mature trees near your project, ask the council whether any are protected before you start.
What planning data does Stroud publish?
| Data | Status | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Conservation area boundaries | Published | 41 |
| Article 4 direction boundaries | Not published | 0 |
| Listed building outlines | Not published | 0 |
| Tree preservation order areas | Not published | 0 |
| Protected trees | Not published | 0 |
Planning work on a home in Stroud? Put a pin on your house and we'll check it against all of this.
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Data from planning.data.gov.uk, published by Stroud District Council and national bodies under the Open Government Licence, last updated here on 31 October 2026. Stroud District Council website.