Randwick Draft Conservation Area Appraisal 2025

A draft Conservation Area Appraisal and a draft Management Plan for Randwick are due to be presented to Environment Committee on Thursday 12th June 2025, with a recommendation that they should be adopted as supplementary planning advice, to help inform planning decisions and steer the application of Local Plan policies within the conservation area.  

The draft documents may be viewed here: 

Randwick Conservation Area Character Appraisal (Re-Draft May 2025)

Randwick Conservation Area Management Plan (Re-Draft May 2025)

Please note: these draft documents are not finalised yet. They are lacking some images, illustration numbering  and page references / cross referencing. However, the text is substantially complete.

Management proposals and affected properties:

The review of Randwick Conservation Area has sought to identify any necessary boundary changes, to highlight any issues and pressures affecting the area, and to draft suitable management proposals and planning policy guidance to address them.

The are 5 proposed boundary changes, which are explained in the Management Plan:

1. Proposed extension to the south at Townsend
2. Proposed extension at Change Cottage and realignment to the west, between Ash Lane and the Lock Up by Long Court
3. Proposed minor realignment to the east, at Ocker Hill.
4. Proposed realignment to the north, by Swallows Court. Including a minor deletion.  
5. Proposed deletion to the east of Chapel Fields. 

The following residential addresses are directly impacted by the proposed boundary changes:

At Townsend:

Well Cottage Townsend Randwick Stroud Gloucestershire GL6 6ET
Trittons Cottage Townsend Randwick Stroud Gloucestershire GL6 6ET
Garwin Townsend Randwick Stroud Gloucestershire GL6 6ET
Jasmine Cottage Townsend Randwick Stroud Gloucestershire GL6 6EU
Highfield Townsend Randwick Stroud Gloucestershire GL6 6EU
Townsend Cottage Townsend Randwick Stroud Gloucestershire GL6 6EU
Broom Cottage Townsend Randwick Stroud Gloucestershire GL6 6EU

The Old Bakehouse Townsend Randwick Stroud Gloucestershire GL6 6ET
Ash Villa Townsend Randwick Stroud Gloucestershire GL6 6ES
1 Blenheim Cottages Townsend Randwick Stroud Gloucestershire GL6 6ES
2 Blenheim Cottages Townsend Randwick Stroud Gloucestershire GL6 6ES

The Court Townsend Randwick Stroud Gloucestershire GL6 6EU
Lynfield Townsend Randwick Stroud Gloucestershire GL6 6EU

Elsewhere:

Change Cottage The Ryelands Randwick Stroud Gloucestershire GL6 6HQ
Swallows Court Randwick Stroud Gloucestershire GL6 6JD (to be deleted from the conservation area)

The draft Management Plan includes a proposal to impose an Article 4 Direction, which would remove certain permitted development rights from some dwellings in the conservation area:

THE OLD VICARAGE RANDWICK STROUD GLOUCESTERSHIRE GL6 6HH
POOL COTTAGE RANDWICK STROUD GLOUCESTERSHIRE GL6 6HJ
CHANGE COTTAGE THE RYELANDS RANDWICK STROUD GLOUCESTERSHIRE GL6 6HQ
LONG COURT COTTAGE RANDWICK STROUD GLOUCESTERSHIRE GL6 6HJ
ROSEMARY COTTAGE CHURCH ROAD RANDWICK STROUD GLOUCESTERSHIRE GL6 6JQ
THE CHANGE TOWNSEND RANDWICK STROUD GLOUCESTERSHIRE GL6 6EU
LYNFIELD TOWNSEND RANDWICK STROUD GLOUCESTERSHIRE GL6 6EU
THE OLD BAKEHOUSE TOWNSEND RANDWICK STROUD GLOUCESTERSHIRE GL6 6ET
2 THE LANE RANDWICK STROUD GLOUCESTERSHIRE GL6 6HL
1 YEW TREE COTTAGES THE STOCKS RANDWICK STROUD GLOUCESTERSHIRE GL6 6JE
2 YEW TREE COTTAGES THE STOCKS RANDWICK STROUD GLOUCESTERSHIRE GL6 6JE
1 ASH VIEW COTTAGES THE STOCKS RANDWICK STROUD GLOUCESTERSHIRE GL6 6JE
2 ASH VIEW COTTAGES THE STOCKS RANDWICK STROUD GLOUCESTERSHIRE GL6 6JE
RISING SUN COTTAGE CHAPEL FIELDS RANDWICK STROUD GLOUCESTERSHIRE GL6 6HT
THE OLD RISING SUN THE LANE RANDWICK STROUD GLOUCESTERSHIRE GL6 6HT
TEMPERANCE COTTAGE THE LAGGER RANDWICK STROUD GLOUCESTERSHIRE GL6 6HW

These properties have been selected for a combination of reasons, including historical and architectural interest, the survival of some original and/or traditional features and details (such as windows and roof coverings), lack of alteration to the principal elevation (e.g. modern porches or extensions) and prominence in the street scene.

In addition, there is a proposal to introduce a 'blanket' Article 4 Direction on the whole conservation area, which would relate specifically to the demolition of boundary walls, fences and gates that front a highway, public footpath or public right of way; and the creation of vehicular or pedestrian access onto the highway. This would apply to all dwellings in the conservation area. 

Should they be approved by Environment Committee, the proposed Directions would be subject to a formal 28 day notice period, to allow each of the affected properties to be informed. The Direction would then be registered as a local land charge against each of the addresses listed.

Background:

Randwick was first designated as a Conservation Area in June 1990. The area has never previously been reviewed. Prior to this review, no boundary changes had been made to the original designated area.

In 2022, Randwick and Westrip Parish Council commissioned specialist heritage consultants to undertake a review of the conservation area and to carry out some community engagement, with a view to producing a draft Character Appraisal and identifying potential management proposals. Stroud District Council hosted public consultation on the draft document in spring 2024, including a public meeting in Randwick Village Hall. Subsequently, the District Council worked with the Parish Council to re-draft the Character Appraisal and Management Plan in the light of comments received from the local community and other stakeholders. Find out more about the first draft and previous public consultation here.