About the Barrington Conservation Area
The Barrington Conservation Area covers about 36 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1986. Inside the boundary are 36 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 31 Grade II). The most significant is Barrington Court, Grade I.
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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Barrington CA
- 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.
- Barrington CourtGrade I
- Church of St Mary the VirginGrade I
- Easton House and Forecourt WallGrade II*
- The Priory, Including Attached Wall With 2 Gatepiers to LeftGrade II*
- Wing to Barrington CourtGrade II*
- AllenburyGrade II
- Barn and Store Adjacent to Roadside at Priory FarmGrade II
- Barrington Court CottagesGrade II
- Barrington Court FarmhouseGrade II
- Barrington SchoolGrade II
- BeechamsGrade II
- BrownsellsGrade II
- Budds Farmhouse With Range of Buildings to West, Now Part of FarmhouseGrade II
- Gateway to East of Forecourt Area of Barrington CourtGrade II
- Gateway to East of South Lawn of Barrington CourtGrade II
- Gateway to West of Forecourt Area of Barrington CourtGrade II
- Helen's CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Opposite LyndaleGrade II
- Lytes FarmhouseGrade II
- Motor House With Flanking Ranges to North East of Barrington CourtGrade II
- Pound CottageGrade II
- Railings Bounding Churchyard of Church on Roadside Extending For 40 MetresGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- RoycesGrade II
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- Stables in Farmyard at Priory FarmGrade II
- Store and Barn in Grounds of Barrington Court, To North East of the HouseGrade II
- Thatched CottageGrade II
- The CrossGrade II
- The Glebe HouseGrade II
- The KnappGrade II
- Trevilian CottageGrade II
- Victoria FarmhouseGrade II
- Vinces CottageGrade II
- Walled Gardens to East of Barrington Court With GatewaysGrade II
- Walled Kitchen Garden and Attached Squash Court to East of Barrington CourtGrade II
- Walls Bounding Main Entrance to Forecourt Garden of Barrington CourtGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBarrington Conservation Area AppraisalSomerset Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Somerset Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.