About the Bishops Lydeard Conservation Area
The Bishops Lydeard Conservation Area covers about 15 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 30 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 27 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade I. 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 MaryGrade I
- Cross in Churchyard, Church of St MaryGrade II*
- Lydeard House, Attached Stables and Walls Abutting Entrance to the LatterGrade II*
- 25, Church StreetGrade II
- Almshouses and Raised Footway and Retaining WallGrade II
- Altar Tomb, 2 Metres South-West of Tower, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Bishop's Lydeard War MemorialGrade II
- Chest Tomb, 1 Metre South of the Chancel, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Chest Tomb, 2 Metres South-West of Porch, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Coles Family Chest Tomb, 5 Metres South-West of Tower, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Coles Family Chest Tomb, 6 Metres South-West of Tower, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Farringdon FarmhouseGrade II
- Five's Tower in Carpark, Lethbridge Arms InnGrade II
- Footbridge and Railings Over Stream 20 Metres East of Lydeard HouseGrade II
- Galhampton Winter Chest Tomb, 4 Metres West of Porch, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Gatepiers and Wall Fronting Road, West ViewGrade II
- Gateway and Gate at North West Entrance to Churchyard, Church of St MaryGrade II
- John Winter Chest Tomb, 5 Metres South-West of Tower, Chuch of St MaryGrade II
- Market Cross (remains Of) in Churchyard, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Nicholas Grobham Tomb, 3 Metres South-West of Porch, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Summerhouse, 5 Metres North, Ware HouseGrade II
- Summerhouse, 8 Metres North-West of Warre HouseGrade II
- The Gardeners ArmsGrade II
- The GreensGrade II
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- The Old Forge and Adjoining Wall to South-EastGrade II
- Two Chest Tombs, 1-2 Metres East of the Porch, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Wall and Gatepiers Fronting Road, Lydeard HouseGrade II
- Wall Enclosing Raised Garden to North and East of Lydeard HouseGrade II
- Warre House, Converted Entranceway and Wall Fronting RoadGrade II
- West ViewGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBishops Lydeard 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.