About the Upper Swainswick Conservation Area
The Upper Swainswick Conservation Area covers about 9.3 hectares and was designated by Bath and North East Somerset Council in 1983. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, 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 MaryGrade II*
- Barn, 20 Yards to West of Manor House WestGrade II
- Beech House and Flanking Walls to South and EastGrade II
- Boundary Wall to Road of Stable Cottage and Upper Swainswick House and Central GatepiersGrade II
- Glebe HouseGrade II
- Hill FarmhouseGrade II
- Hill HouseGrade II
- Manor House, East and WestGrade II
- Monument to Catherine Haye, In Churchyard to South of St Mary's ChurchGrade II
- Monument to George Derham, In Churchyard to South of St Mary's ChurchGrade II
- Pickwick FarmhouseGrade II
- Stable CottageGrade II
- SunnysideGrade II
- Unknown Monument in Churchyard to South East of Chancel of St Mary's ChurchGrade II
- Upper Swainswick HouseGrade 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.