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Builders in Stow-on-the-Wold
2 builders we list cover Stow-on-the-Wold. All cover the town from nearby. 2 are on a trade register.
Also coversMaugersburyBroadwellDonningtonLongboroughLower SwellUpper SwellOddingtonAdlestrop
Only 2 builder we lists say they cover Stow-on-the-Wold so far. Firms in nearby towns may also work here, so ask them: Moreton-in-Marsh (3 firms), Bourton-on-the-Water (1 firm), Chipping Norton (3 firms), Burford (3 firms), Chipping Campden (1 firm).
Firms based in the area first, then by distance from Stow-on-the-Wold. Nobody pays for position.
| Firm | Based in | Does | Checks | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson's Stonemasonry LtdLtd company 15776149 | Winchcombe GL54 10 mi Covers Cirencester, Winchcombe, Stow-on-the-Wold |
Cotswold stonework, Dry stone walling, Lime mortar and plaster, Listed buildings | 07741 900066Website | |
| Barron's Building ServicesLtd company 13276767 | Minchinhampton GL6 27 mi Covers Cirencester, Stroud, Witney +7 |
Cotswold stonework, Dry stone walling, New builds, Extensions | 01453 882411Website |
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Short answer
Stow-on-the-Wold is a hilltop market town with tight streets and many buildings that share walls. Party wall notices and access are common issues. Stow is inside the Cotswolds National Landscape, and Stow and Maugersbury share one conservation area. Cotswold District Council handles planning and building control.
Builders in Stow-on-the-Wold by service
Why do party walls matter so much in Stow?
Because many houses and shops around the Market Square join their neighbours. Work on a shared wall falls under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.
Cutting into the wall for a beam, building it higher or rebuilding it all need notice. You must give it between 2 months and a year before work starts.
If you and your neighbour cannot agree, a surveyor makes a party wall award. You cannot act as your own surveyor.
How do the tures affect a building job?
They limit access. The tures are narrow alleys that lead into the Market Square.
A rear extension behind a ture-side house may need materials carried by hand. Ask the builder how skips, scaffold and deliveries will reach the site.
Stow stands on a hill about 244 metres above sea level. Ask the builder how the programme allows for winter weather on this exposed site.
Can I render or clad a house in Stow?
Not without planning permission. In the National Landscape, cladding any outside wall with stone, render, timber, plastic or tiles is not permitted development.
In the Moreton and Stow area, 18.4 per cent of homes on the Council Tax list date from 1945 to 1972. A change of wall finish on any of them needs an application.
On a listed building, any change of wall finish needs listed building consent too.
Who handles planning and building control in Stow?
Cotswold District Council handles planning, the conservation area and listed building consent. It also runs a building control service.
You can use a registered private approver for building regulations instead. Either way, planning permission and building regulations approval are separate, and an extension can need both.
Many buildings around the Market Square are listed. Search the Historic England list before you plan any change.
Questions
Is Maugersbury in the Stow conservation area?
Yes. Cotswold District Council has one conservation area called Stow-on-the-Wold and Maugersbury, and publishes its map.
Does this page cover the Swells and the Oddingtons?
Yes. Firms here often work in Maugersbury, Broadwell, Donnington, Longborough, Lower and Upper Swell, the Oddingtons and Adlestrop.
Must my neighbour reply to a party wall notice?
GOV.UK says the neighbour must reply in writing within 14 days. No reply starts the dispute process, so do not treat silence as consent.
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Sources
- GOV.UK: Party walls and building work
- Wikipedia: Stow-on-the-Wold
- Natural England: Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (England) boundaries
- The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, Schedule 1 (article 2(3) land)
- General Permitted Development Order 2015, Schedule 2 Part 1 (extensions, roofs and outbuildings)
- Valuation Office Agency: Council Tax stock of properties 2025 (build period, table CTSOP4.1)
- House of Commons Library: MSOA names
- Cotswold District Council: conservation area maps
- Cotswold District Council: listed buildings
- Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (sections 7 to 9, listed building consent)
- Cotswold District Council: apply for building regulations approval
- Historic England: Repointing Brick and Stone Walls (2017)