Block Management in Minchinhampton
A plateau town where nearly half the ground reads the maximum radon class.
In Minchinhampton we take on blocks for residents' management companies, RTM companies and freeholders, covering budgets, compliance and works. Every one of the nine radon squares is class 5 or 6, with 48.4 per cent of the town in the top band and measurement advised throughout. The whole town lies inside the Cotswolds National Landscape, and no Environment Agency flood area covers any of it.
What We Would Put First for a Block in Minchinhampton
Measure Radon in Communal Areas
Every one of the nine squares over the town is class 5 or 6, and the published advice across Minchinhampton is that measurement is advised. We would arrange radon measurement in the communal areas and keep the results on the compliance record.
ComplianceObtain Consents Under a Double Designation
The conservation area, designated in November 1973 and without an adopted statement, sits inside the Cotswolds National Landscape, which covers 100 per cent of the town. We would establish the consents needed before specifying any external works.
ConsentsPut the Flood Negative to Insurers
No Environment Agency flood warning or alert area covers any part of Minchinhampton, none of the 4,208 in England names the town, and it sits on the plateau above the Golden Valley. We would present that finding when placing buildings cover.
InsuranceSpecify Listed Works with Care
110 listed entries fall inside the built-up area, including one Grade I and five Grade II*. For a listed or adjoining block we would allow consent time and conservation-grade specification within Section 20 consultation.
Major works and Section 20Managing a Block in Minchinhampton at a Glance
- Local authority
- Stroud District Council
- Authority type
- District, under the county council
- Building control
- Stroud District Council Building Control
- County
- Gloucestershire
- Fire and rescue service
- Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service
- Water and sewerage
- Severn Trent Water
- From our Plymouth office
- About 125 miles in a straight line
- Setting
- Inland
What It Costs to Move a Block in Minchinhampton to Us
Management is a fixed annual fee, quoted for the building and agreed before we start. We take no commission and no third-party incentives, so the fee is the whole of what we earn from the building. Taking a block on carries a one-off start-up fee, set by size:
| Block size | Fee |
|---|---|
| Start-up fee, up to 10 units | £420.00 |
| Start-up fee, up to 25 units | £540.00 |
| Start-up fee, 50 units and above | £660.00 |
Taken from our published Additional Services price list, PBM Form #01-27 rev.6, effective 23 June 2025. All fees quoted are inclusive of VAT. See the full price list and how a handover works.
Class 5 or 6 Across Every Radon Square
There is no low ground at all. Every one of the nine one-kilometre squares over the built-up area is class 5 or class 6. Class 5 covers 51.6 per cent of the town, at 10 to 30 per cent of homes at or above the action level. Class 6, the top band at greater than 30 per cent, covers the remaining 48.4 per cent. So nearly half of Minchinhampton sits in the maximum band on the scale, and the published advice everywhere in the town is that radon measurement is advised. In Tewkesbury, by contrast, 99.4 per cent of the town reads class 2, so the county name tells you nothing useful about a given building. For a block here, radon measurement belongs in the compliance programme from the start.
Only 100 Flats Among 1,518 Households
The town holds 1,518 households with 100 in flats, 6.6 per cent. Of these, 75 are in purpose-built blocks, 16 in a converted or shared house, 3 in another converted building and 6 over commercial premises. The Minchinhampton ward covers 98 per cent of the town, but only 9.0 per cent of the ward lies inside the built-up area. It takes in Minchinhampton Common and settlement on the Amberley side, and records 1,977 households against the town's 1,518. The ward records 36 flats in former schools, churches and warehouses and the town itself only 3, so 33 of them lie outside the built-up area entirely. Most of the town's flats are in purpose-built blocks, where communal fire safety and shared repairs fall to the RMC or freeholder.
No Flood Area of Any Kind Reaches the Town
No Environment Agency flood warning or alert area covers any part of Minchinhampton, and none of the 4,208 flood areas in England names the town. Of the 44 areas within fifteen kilometres, none reaches it. No watercourse is identified as running through the built-up area by any Environment Agency designation. The geography explains it: Minchinhampton sits on the plateau above the Golden Valley rather than in it, and the nearest area, the Nailsworth Stream warning area, stops short of the town. For a block here the river flood question is closed, which is worth stating plainly when buildings insurance is placed.
Two Scheduled Monuments, Both Scheduled in January 1927
One conservation area, designated in November 1973, with a small extension at the Old Rectory and Butt Street in 1978 and no changes since. It covers 11.21 per cent of the built-up area. It has no adopted conservation area statement. For a block inside it, a consent application for external works has to make its own case on the area's character.
110 entries on the National Heritage List fall inside the built-up area: one Grade I, five Grade II* and 104 Grade II. Two scheduled monuments also lie inside it, both first scheduled on the same day in January 1927: the multi-period site on Minchinhampton Common and the banks and ditch at Glebe Farm. Scheduling that early reflects how long this landscape has been recognised. For a block that is listed or adjoins a listed building, works to the fabric need listed building consent before they are specified.
Every Address Sits Inside the Cotswolds National Landscape
Decided under the Stroud District Local Plan, adopted 19 November 2015. The Minchinhampton Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan 2018 to 2036 was made on 18 July 2019. The parish council records a referendum on 23 May 2019 that produced a vote in its favour. The district council publishes neither a date nor a result, and no vote counts or turnout figure are published. There is no Article 4 direction: Minchinhampton is not among the five conservation areas in the district that have one. The whole town is inside the Cotswolds National Landscape, 100 per cent of the built-up area with nothing outside it. That designation applies to every address here on top of the conservation area, and it shapes which external alterations to a block will be approved.
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Minchinhampton Questions
How Many Flats Are There in Minchinhampton?
The town holds 100 flats among 1,518 households, 6.6 per cent. The Minchinhampton ward records 1,977 households, because it takes in Minchinhampton Common and settlement on the Amberley side. The ward shows 36 flats in former schools, churches and warehouses, but only 3 are in the town.
Is There an Article 4 Direction on Our Conservation Area?
No. Minchinhampton is not among the five conservation areas in Stroud district that carry one. The conservation area was designated in November 1973, with a small extension at the Old Rectory and Butt Street in 1978 and no changes since. It has no adopted conservation area statement, and the Cotswolds National Landscape covers every address in the town.
Which Neighbourhood Plan Applies Here?
The Minchinhampton Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan 2018 to 2036, made on 18 July 2019, alongside the Stroud District Local Plan adopted 19 November 2015. The parish council records a referendum on 23 May 2019 in its favour. The district council publishes neither the date nor the result, and no vote counts or turnout figure are published.
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