About the Weston-super-Mare Conservation Area
The Weston-super-Mare Conservation Area covers about 295 hectares and was designated by North Somerset Council in 2019. Inside the boundary are 70 listed buildings (3 Grade II*, 67 Grade II). The most significant is Birnbeck Pier, Grade II*. 5 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 25 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
- Land at the Junction of Beach Road and Richmond Street, Weston-super-MareHouseholder works
- Land at the Seafront, 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.
- Birnbeck PierGrade II*
- Church of All SaintsGrade II*
- Holy Trinity ChurchGrade II*
- 1-10 Royal CrescentGrade II
- 1, South RoadGrade II
- 132-138, High StreetGrade II
- 16-18 South Parade and rear boundary wallGrade II
- 17, Park PlaceGrade II
- 18 Knightstone RoadGrade II
- 2-10, South TerraceGrade II
- 3 Sea Front Pavilions (two to North of Swimming Pool and One to South)Grade II
- 4, Kewstoke RoadGrade II
- 6, Kewstoke RoadGrade II
- 68 and 70, Upper Church RoadGrade II
- 74, Upper Church RoadGrade II
- 76, Upper Church RoadGrade II
- 8, Kewstoke RoadGrade II
- Birnbeck HouseGrade II
- Bristol Road Baptist ChurchGrade II
- Cemetery ChapelGrade II
- Christ ChurchGrade II
- Churchyard Cross at the Church of St JohnGrade II
- Claremont Crescent, Anchor Head, Dauncey's Hotel, Lancaster Hotel, Somerset Legion House, The Crescent HotelGrade II
- Clock TowerGrade II
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- Coalbrookdale FountainGrade II
- Constitutional ClubGrade II
- Eastern and Western MansionsGrade II
- Emmanuel ChurchGrade II
- Entrance Gates and TurnstilesGrade II
- Former Chapel of the Royal HospitalGrade II
- Former School of Science and ArtGrade II
- Glebe HouseGrade II
- Grand PierGrade II
- HighburyGrade II
- HSBC BankGrade II
- Knightstone Pavilion and Opera HouseGrade II
- Lansdown HouseGrade II
- Lifeboat House and SlipwayGrade II
- Magistrates CourtGrade II
- Main Block to Walliscote Junior SchoolGrade II
- Mercury Printing OfficesGrade II
- Moreton MansionsGrade II
- North JettyGrade II
- Nos 1 to 21 and Front Garden Walls and Gate PiersGrade 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
- Park Lodge HotelGrade II
- Public LavatoriesGrade II
- Royal TerraceGrade II
- Sauna and SolariumGrade II
- Shrubbery LodgeGrade II
- SunningdaleGrade II
- Swimming BathsGrade II
- The BandstandGrade II
- The ChaletGrade II
- The Royal Hotel, including attached North Range and rear boundary wallGrade II
- The Thatched CottageGrade II
- The Tower, (including Boundary Walls and Piers)Grade II
- The Town Crier Public HouseGrade II
- The Town HallGrade II
- Toll House LodgeGrade II
- Villa Rosa BridgeGrade II
- War Memorial at the Church of St John the BaptistGrade II
- Weston-super-Mare LibraryGrade II
- Weston-Super-Mare Odeon CinemaGrade II
- WH Smith, 44 High StreetGrade II
- Windsor MansionsGrade II
- Woodspring MuseumGrade 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.