WHAT THE LAW SAYS

The legislation controlling Conservation Areas is found in the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. ACTON The important points to remember are:
New development must accord with the area’s special identity and visual qualities. TURVILLE
A high standard of design for new development or extensions to existing buildings is expected, in regard to matters such as scale, proportion, CONSERVATION materials and colour.
The demolition, in whole or part, of unlisted AREA buildings in Conservation Areas, requires special consent.
Special care should be taken to ensure that views into and out of the Conservation Area remain unspoilt.
Advertisement displays are subject to strict control.
Anyone wishing to fell top, lop, etc. a tree within a Conservation Area must give the Local Planning Authority six weeks advance notice in writing. GRANTS In certain approved cases, grants for enhancement or repairs in the Conservation Area may be available through the District Council or other sources.

For further information please contact: Senior Conservation Officer South Gloucestershire Council Planning, Transportation & Environmental Services, Civic Centre, High Street, Kingswood, South Gloucestershire BD15 2TR Tel: 01454 868686 8/95 ACTON TURVILLE CONSERVATION AREA

N POLICY OBJECTIVES FOR ENHANCEMENT

The following objectives are set out in the Rural Areas Local Plan:-

To preserve individual buildings, groups of buildings, walls, open areas, natural features and trees and to retain the essential interrelationships upon which the character of the Conservation Area depends.

Development should preserve or enhance the existing character of Conservation Areas.

Large scale or comprehensive development schemes will not normally be permitted. The emphasis will be on the selective renewal of individual buildings.

Conservation Area Boundary (Designated 30th July 1975) (Extended 1st. April 1991

Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey map with the permission of the Leaflet produced by South Gloucestershire Council Listed Building Controller H.M.Stationery Office. Crown Copyright Reserved. Printed on Environment friendly Paper South Gloucestershire Council Licence No. 100023410/05 HISTORY CHARACTER

The old canopied well which stands on the The village is compact and centres around the small green was originally the site of a sanctuary village green and well. This is surrounded by a dating from Saxon times indicating that the area fine collection of buildings with steeply pitched was probably a settlement during this period and roofs which create a sense of enclosure relieved possibly before. The Church of St Mary (grade by narrow views across farmland to the south II* listed), although much altered, dates from east. A considerable variety of building styles can around the 12th Century and still retains relics of be found in Acton Turville and include traditional the old Church, including a Norman font, an domestic and farm buildings, farm workers early decorated arch over the doorway, relics of cottages, larger more formal properties and of another arch on the north wall and a fine early course the turnpike. English bellcote. Alterations were made in the 13th and 15th centuries before the Church was restored and rebuilt in 1853 by T.H.Wyatt when the north aisle and vestry were added. During the 17th century the village became part of the Badminton Estate, its main economic activity being farming. Church Farm and Hollybush Farm (grade II listed) with their associated barns and agricultural buildings remain strong features within the village today. Some of the buildings, particularly the school The Turnpike house (grade II listed) are characteristic of the The predominant building material is Cotswold 19th Century building style of The Badminton stone although a wider range of materials can be Estate. found on the later buildings. Many buildings retain Acton Turville’s close proximity to Chipping their traditional Cotswold stone slate roofs which Sodbury, a medieval trading centre, and the offer texture and a variety of tones to complement existence of Pike cottage (grade II listed), a toll the building fascades. house dating from the 18th century turnpike era, suggests that the village was located on an The Cotswold stone walls are also an important important transportation route probably to feature of the village, defining the carriageway London. No doubt the Fox and Hounds provided and individual property boundaries often with accommodation and stabling for travellers. imposing gate piers and iron gates. St Mary’s Church is situated behind the village and can be accessed by a public right of way. The mature trees and green space around the SETTING church create a tranquil atmosphere which he village of Acton Turville is situated complements the historic interest of the church. T approximately two miles south of Badminton, near the Wiltshire border. It is strategically The dovecote in the gable of one of the placed at the junction of several local routes and outbuildings of Church Farm can be viewed is surrounded by the open fields of the Cotswold from here Plateau. The buildings are set close to the carriageways and combine a mixture of styles and materials with local stone predominating. Acton Turville is located within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Well Cottages

Acton Turville is a typical Cotswold village which retains many traditional features and examples of building types which relate to its historical development. These individual elements combine to form a rich and pleasing environment.

The Well