About the Bishops Hull Conservation Area
The Bishops Hull Conservation Area covers about 8.5 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1977. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter and St Paul, Grade II*. 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.
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 Peter and St PaulGrade II*
- Manor HouseGrade II*
- Bishop's Hull War MemorialGrade II
- Bishops Hull House, Walls Enclosing Forecourt and GatepiersGrade II
- Bramdean and The Coach House, and archway to northGrade II
- Bridge HouseGrade II
- Hall Adjoining No 2 Old School CottagesGrade II
- Haydon HouseGrade II
- Laurel HouseGrade II
- Meryan House HotelGrade II
- Netherclay HouseGrade II
- Old School CottagesGrade II
- Shute CottageGrade II
- United Reformed Church and Adjoining Hall to NorthGrade II
- Walls, Gate Piers and Piers Fronting Manor HouseGrade II
- Wheel CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBishops Hull 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.