About the Timsbury Conservation Area
The Timsbury Conservation Area covers about 7.1 hectares and was designated by Bath and North East Somerset Council in 1978. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 12 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary the Virgin, 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 Mary the VirginGrade II*
- 1-4, Crock BartonGrade II
- Church FarmGrade II
- Collins Monument, In the Churchyard and 5 Metres North West of Tower of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Home FarmGrade II
- Langford Monument, In the Churchyard and 1 Metre South of Tower of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Pair of Gatepiers About 8 Metres South of Pitfour HouseGrade II
- Parsons Monument, In the Churchyard and 1 Metre South of Nave of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Pitfour HouseGrade II
- RectoryGrade II
- Smith Monument, In the Churchyard and 3 Metres North of Nave of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Smith Monument, In the Churchyard and 4 Metres North of Chapel of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Unidentified Monument, In the Churchyard and 5 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
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.