About the Beckington Conservation Area
The Beckington Conservation Area covers about 15 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 76 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 70 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St George, 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 Beckington 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.
- Church of St GeorgeGrade I
- Dwelling at Right Angles to Rear of No3; Wall and Gate Piers the Abbey the GrangeGrade II*
- Gazebo 20 Metres to North of No 13 Bath RoadGrade II*
- The CastleGrade II*
- The Cedars and Garden WallGrade II*
- The Old ManseGrade II*
- 1 and 2, Mount PleasantGrade II
- 1 and 3, Warminster RoadGrade II
- 1, Frome RoadGrade II
- 10 and 12, Bath RoadGrade II
- 12a, Goose StreetGrade II
- 13, Warminster RoadGrade II
- 15, Bath RoadGrade II
- 16, Bath RoadGrade II
- 17, Bath RoadGrade II
- 19, Bath RoadGrade II
- 2, 2a and 4a, Bath RoadGrade II
- 2, Church HillGrade II
- 2, Goose StreetGrade II
- 20, Frome RoadGrade II
- 24 and 26, Frome RoadGrade II
- 29,31 and 33, Goose StreetGrade II
- 4, Church HillGrade II
- 40 and 42, Castle CornerGrade II
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- 43, Goose StreetGrade II
- 5, Church StreetGrade II
- 5, Warminster RoadGrade II
- 52, 54 and 56, Goose StreetGrade II
- 56a, Goose StreetGrade II
- 60, Goose StreetGrade II
- 62, Goose StreetGrade II
- 64, Goose StreetGrade II
- 66, Goose StreetGrade II
- 7 and 9, Bath RoadGrade II
- 8, Bath RoadGrade II
- Arched Gateway and Attached Garden Wall 10 Metres South of No 4 Church HillGrade II
- Ashleaf LynwoodGrade II
- Baptist Chapel, Forecourt Wall, Gate Piers and GatesGrade II
- Barn 30 Metres West of Rear of No 59 Goose StreetGrade II
- Beckington Manor, Attached Garden Wall, Gate and PiersGrade II
- CartrefGrade II
- CeomarGrade II
- Charles Moody Coffin Tomb, In Churchyard 30 Metres South of Church of St GeorgeGrade II
- Corner StoresGrade II
- Dayton HouseGrade II
- Dolby Wolds and Forecourt WallGrade II
- Dyer's CottageGrade II
- Fair LeaGrade II
- FerndaleGrade II
- Four Gables and Forecourt WallGrade II
- Gazebo and Attached Garden Wall, About 35 Metres South East of Beckington ManorGrade II
- Glebe CottageGrade II
- John Greaves Chest Tomb, In Churchyard 20 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St GeorgeGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside the Woolpack Public HouseGrade II
- Knoyle CottageGrade II
- Laurel CottageGrade II
- Monmouth HouseGrade II
- No 23 and Attached OutbuildingGrade II
- No 3 and Forecourt WallGrade II
- No 59 the Abbey House, Forecourt Walls, Gate Piers, And Lamp OverthrowGrade II
- Nos 5 and 7 Including Forecourt WallsGrade II
- Richmond HouseGrade II
- Rylands CottageGrade II
- Sandy Hill HouseGrade II
- The Foresters ArmsGrade II
- The ForgeGrade II
- The HavenGrade II
- The HawthornsGrade II
- The LaurelsGrade II
- The Old HouseGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The Spinning WheelGrade II
- The Wool HallGrade II
- The WoolpackGrade II
- War memorial in the churchyard of the Church of St GeorgeGrade II
- Wayside CottageGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Goose StreetBath RoadFrome RoadWarminster RoadChurch HillChurch Street
The council’s appraisal
WEBBeckington 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.