About the Buckland Dinham Conservation Area
The Buckland Dinham Conservation Area covers about 30 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1989. Inside the boundary are 22 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 21 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Michael, 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 MichaelGrade I
- Bridge and Adjacent Ruin of Wool Drying Tower at Ngr St 7559 5086Grade II
- Chest Tomb to Thomas Heale Junior, In Churchyard 14 Metres South of South Chapel, Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Court Farmhouse and Outbuilding Adjoining South WestGrade II
- Dangerfield Farm House and Attached OutbuildingGrade II
- Ebenezer Methodist ChapelGrade II
- Glebe Farm HouseGrade II
- Glebe HouseGrade II
- Hill House and Attached House to LeftGrade II
- Hope FarmhouseGrade II
- Laurel CottageGrade II
- Lock-UpGrade II
- Lych Gate and Churchyard Walls, Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Prospect HouseGrade II
- Rock House and Gate PiersGrade II
- Sunnyside and AlanahGrade II
- The Bell InnGrade II
- The Old ParsonageGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- The PoplarsGrade II
- Wash BasinGrade II
- WenruGrade II
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.