About the Queen Charlton Conservation Area
The Queen Charlton Conservation Area covers about 9.0 hectares and was designated by Bath and North East Somerset Council in 1985. Inside the boundary are 18 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 16 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Margaret, Grade II*.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- Church of St MargaretGrade II*
- Manor HouseGrade II*
- Archway to North of Manor Farmhouse and Opposite Manor HouseGrade II
- Cross Cottage Manor Farm CottageGrade II
- Cross on Village Green, In Front of Tolzey CottageGrade II
- Diamond's CottageGrade II
- Ford's FarmhouseGrade II
- Garden wall, running to east from centre and rear of Manor HouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Monument to John Boulter,in Churchyard to South of St Margaret's ChurchGrade II
- Pair of Gatepiers 20 Metres to North of Manor HouseGrade II
- Penhill CottageGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- School CottageGrade II
- The GablesGrade II
- Tolzey CottageGrade II
- Village HallGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBQueen Charlton Conservation Area AppraisalBath and North East Somerset Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Bath and North East Somerset Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.