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. 3 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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.
- Weston-super-Mare (Melrose/Grove Park) Conservation area (1)Householder works
- Weston-super-Mare (Birnbeck) Conservation area (1)Householder works
- Great Weston Conservation Area, Weston-super-MareHouseholder 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.