About the Butleigh Conservation Area
The Butleigh Conservation Area covers about 46 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1994. Inside the boundary are 29 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 27 Grade II). The most significant is Bridge Farmhouse, Grade II*.
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 Butleigh 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.
- Bridge FarmhouseGrade II*
- Church of St LeonardGrade II*
- 11 and 13, High StreetGrade II
- 22, High StreetGrade II
- 24, High StreetGrade II
- 25, High StreetGrade II
- 31, High StreetGrade II
- 8, High StreetGrade II
- Barn and Coach House to Butleigh HouseGrade II
- Barn, 8 Metres East of Higher Rockes FarmhouseGrade II
- Butleigh CourtGrade II
- Butleigh House and Wall on FrontageGrade II
- Court FarmhouseGrade II
- Culvert With Raised Pavement Directly Adjacent to Frontage of Bridge Farmhouse on RoadsideGrade II
- Former Coach House and Wall at Right Angles to Rear of the Corner HouseGrade II
- Former Walled Garden South of Butleigh HouseGrade II
- Higher Rocke's FarmhouseGrade II
- Holman's Place and Holman's AnnexGrade II
- Hood Family Monument, 24 Metres South of Nave, Church of St LeonardGrade II
- No 29 and Forecourt WallGrade II
- Penrose Cottage and Attached Section of WallGrade II
- Peony CottageGrade II
- Pier at Entrance to Butleigh at Ngr St 5164 3417Grade II
- Pope Monument, 25 Metres South of Nave, Church of St LeonardGrade II
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- Rocke'sGrade II
- Sycamore CottageGrade II
- The Corner HouseGrade II
- The Old Post OfficeGrade II
- Wall Along West Side of Church Path, North Side of High Street and East Side of Sub RoadGrade 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.