Block Management in Moreton-in-Marsh
An Evenlode warning over 14.91 per cent of town that names no streets.
Moreton-in-Marsh is within our area for block and leasehold management, working for RMCs, RTM companies and freeholders. The Evenlode warning area covers 14.91 per cent of the built-up area without naming a single street, so each block has to be mapped. Only about 42 per cent of the town lies inside the Cotswolds National Landscape, and radon reads class 2 throughout.
What We Would Put First for a Block in Moreton-in-Marsh
Map Each Block Against the Evenlode
The Evenlode warning area at Moreton covers 14.91 per cent of the built-up area but names no streets or landmarks. We would check each block against the mapped polygon and disclose the result to insurers at renewal.
InsuranceArrange Radon Measurement in Communal Spaces
All six squares over Moreton are class 2, at 1 to 3 per cent of homes at or above the action level, where measurement is advised. We would arrange measurement in communal ground-floor spaces and record the outcome.
ComplianceLocate the Block on the Boundary Map
Of Moreton's 96 listed entries, 92 sit in the conservation area, which has a boundary map but no appraisal. Before external works we would confirm the block's position on that map with Cotswold District Council.
ConsentsTrack the Emerging Neighbourhood Plan
Moreton's neighbourhood plan reached publication consultation between 16 April and 29 May 2026 and is not yet made. We would follow its progress when timetabling major works and Section 20 consultation for a block here.
Major works and Section 20Managing a Block in Moreton-in-Marsh at a Glance
- Local authority
- Cotswold District Council
- Authority type
- District, under the county council
- Building control
- Cotswold District Council Building Control
- County
- Gloucestershire
- Fire and rescue service
- Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service
- Water and sewerage
- Thames Water
- From our Plymouth office
- About 154 miles in a straight line
- Setting
- Inland
What It Costs to Move a Block in Moreton-in-Marsh 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.
The Evenlode Warning Names No Streets at All
Fluvial on the River Evenlode, with two Environment Agency areas containing part of the town. The warning area for the Evenlode at Moreton-in-Marsh covers 14.91 per cent of the built-up area. The wider Evenlode alert, running down to Cassington and taking in Charlbury and Woodstock, covers 16.59 per cent. The warning area's published description is the bare phrase River Evenlode at Moreton in Marsh, naming no streets, no landmarks and no extent. The River Stour area two kilometres away does not reach the town. Bourton-on-the-Water has similar warning-area coverage, but it is touched by four areas across two rivers, where Moreton is touched by two areas on a single river. Because the description gives no answer, each block has to be checked against the mapped warning area and the result disclosed to insurers.
Purpose-Built Flats Cluster in Moreton West
Two wards cover the town, and together they are about 1.6 times its size. The census output areas inside the built-up area hold 1,726 households. Of these, 208 are in purpose-built blocks, 12.1 per cent, 16 in a converted or shared house, 23 in another converted building and 26 over commercial premises. Moreton has nearly three times as many dwellings as Stow-on-the-Wold. The flat stock is concentrated on one side of the town: Moreton West returns 15.5 per cent of its households in purpose-built blocks, against 7.2 per cent in Moreton East. Most flats here are in purpose-built blocks, where communal fire safety and shared repairs fall to the RMC or freeholder.
No Grade I and Only Two Grade II* Entries
One conservation area. The national register gives its designation date as 29 October 2065, a date in the future and plainly a transcription error for 1965, but no second source confirms that reading. The register carries a separate record date of September 1989. There is no appraisal, only a boundary map. The area covers 20.77 hectares, and 85.7 per cent of it lies inside the built-up area. For a block, the boundary map decides whether conservation area controls apply, so its position should be confirmed with the council before external works.
96 entries on the National Heritage List fall inside the built-up area. None is Grade I and only two are Grade II*: the premises of Horne and Sons at the Gateway and the Steps, and Lemington House with its boundary wall and railings. 92 of the 96 sit inside the conservation area. For a block in the centre, listing and conservation area status should both be checked before external works are specified.
Lower Lias Clay Keeps Moreton at Radon Class 2
Uniform. All six one-kilometre squares over the built-up area are class 2, covering 100 per cent of it. The published wording is that some parts of the square are in bands of elevated radon potential. The maximum radon potential is 1 to 3 per cent of homes at or above the action level. The advice is that radon measurement is advised. No other class is present anywhere in the town. The geology explains it: Moreton sits on Lower Lias clay north of the scarp, while Bourton and Stow are on the Cotswold limestone. The readings run 1 to 3 per cent here, against 5 to 10 across most of Bourton and 10 to 30 across almost all of Stow. For a block, measurement in ground-floor communal areas belongs in the compliance programme.
A 0.03 Hectare Direction on the Hospital Site
One Article 4 direction applies, dating from 21 August 2013 and covering the hospital site only. It removes permitted development rights for gates, fences, walls and other means of enclosure, for exterior painting, and for the demolition of buildings. It is a single polygon of 0.03 hectares, entirely inside the built-up area and entirely outside the conservation area. That makes it a one-site control rather than an area-wide one, much narrower in reach than the 34-property direction at Bourton-on-the-Water. For a residential block in Moreton it is very unlikely to apply at all.
The Town Centre Lies Outside the National Landscape
Decided under the Cotswold District Local Plan 2011 to 2031, adopted 3 August 2018. A neighbourhood plan is in preparation and reached its publication consultation stage between 16 April and 29 May 2026. No referendum has been held and the plan is not made. Moreton is only partly inside the Cotswolds National Landscape: about 42 per cent of the built-up area lies within it, and the town centre falls outside. Bourton-on-the-Water and Stow-on-the-Wold are both entirely inside. For a block, whether the National Landscape applies depends on its address, and that affects how external alterations are judged.
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Moreton-in-Marsh Questions
Does the Moreton-in-Marsh Article 4 Direction Affect Residential Blocks?
For a residential block it is very unlikely to apply. The direction, dated 21 August 2013, covers the hospital site only, a single polygon of 0.03 hectares outside the conservation area. On that site it removes permitted development rights for gates, fences, walls and other means of enclosure, for exterior painting and for the demolition of buildings.
Is Moreton-in-Marsh Inside the Cotswolds National Landscape?
Only partly. About 42 per cent of the built-up area lies within it and the town centre falls outside, whereas Bourton-on-the-Water and Stow-on-the-Wold are both entirely inside. Planning decisions are made under the Cotswold District Local Plan 2011 to 2031, adopted 3 August 2018.
When Was the Moreton Conservation Area Designated?
That cannot be stated with confidence. The national register returns 29 October 2065, a date in the future and plainly a transcription error, but no second source confirms 1965. The register carries a separate record date of September 1989. There is no appraisal, only a boundary map, and 85.7 per cent of the 20.77 hectare area lies inside the built-up area.
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