About the Melrose/Grove Park Conservation Area
The Melrose/Grove Park Conservation Area covers about 17 hectares and was designated by North Somerset Council in 1980. Inside the boundary are 18 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 17 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, Grade II*. 3 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 2 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work.
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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- Great Weston Conservation Area, Weston-super-MareHouseholder works
- Weston-super-Mare (Birnbeck) Conservation area (1)Householder works
- Weston-super-Mare (Melrose/Grove Park) Conservation area (1)Householder works
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 All SaintsGrade II*
- 1-10 Royal CrescentGrade II
- 132-138, High StreetGrade II
- 17, Park PlaceGrade II
- 18 Knightstone RoadGrade II
- 2-10, South TerraceGrade II
- Bristol Road Baptist ChurchGrade II
- Churchyard Cross at the Church of St JohnGrade II
- Former School of Science and ArtGrade II
- Glebe HouseGrade II
- Nos 5 to 15 and Front Gate Piers and Boundary WallsGrade II
- Oriel Terrace and garden walls and gate piersGrade II
- Parish Church of Saint John the BaptistGrade II
- Park HouseGrade II
- SunningdaleGrade II
- The BandstandGrade II
- The Thatched CottageGrade II
- War Memorial at the Church of St John the BaptistGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from North Somerset Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.