Conservation Area No.25 - Longfords Mills

Longfords Mills was first designated as a conservation area in November 1986. No boundary changes have been made since its original designation. It was included in a review of the Industrial Heritage Conservation Area, which runs along the valley bottom adjacent to Longford Mills CA. The resulting conservation area statement and Design Guide were adopted as Supplementary Planning Advice (SPA) by the Council in November 2008.

The Industrial Heritage Conservation Area Statement

The Industrial Heritage Conservation Area CAS (November 2008).

These documents apply to the Industrial Heritage Conservation Area (IHCA), Longfords Mills CA and six other conservation areas, which together form the swathe of protected land associated with the Stroud valleys’ historic industrial environment.

The Conservation Area Statement contains information about the character and special significance of the affected conservation areas. Along with the Design Guide, it also provides guidelines and management proposals for the conservation and enhancement of the conservation area, which are used to guide the interpretation and application of Development Plan policies, including Local Plan policy ES10.

You can check the current conservation area boundary using the Local Plan online mapping facility.