About the Castle Cary Conservation Area
The Castle Cary Conservation Area covers about 24 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1971. Inside the boundary are 72 listed buildings (4 Grade II*, 68 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, 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 Castle Cary 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 All SaintsGrade II*
- Cosenes Monument in Churchyard 5 Metres South South East of South Transept, Church of All SaintsGrade II*
- The Market HouseGrade II*
- The PinesGrade II*
- Ashcot and Candle CottageGrade II
- Bartlet Monument in Churchyard 4 Metres South of South Transept, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Beechfield HouseGrade II
- Belle Vue Villa and Ferndale Villa, With Front Boundary Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Bonds Chemist LimitedGrade II
- Burge Monument in Churchyard 11 Metres South of South Transept, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Cary Antiques, With Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- Cary Fruit and Greens, And House AttachedGrade II
- Cary Pet Supplies Hair AffairGrade II
- Cary Style Cherswood Swan JewellersGrade II
- Castle Cary Health Foods Collets Shop and RestaurantGrade II
- Castle Cary Primary SchoolGrade II
- Castle Cary War MemorialGrade II
- Chapel Yard HouseGrade II
- Church CloseGrade II
- CountryhideGrade II
- Cul-De-CottageGrade II
- Delaware House, And Gateway to EastGrade II
- East Boundary Wall, About 12 Metres East of All Saints ChurchGrade II
- Elizabeth Crossley Fox and SonsGrade II
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- Former Congregational ChapelGrade II
- Francis Monument in Churchyard 3 Metres South of South Transept, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Goldly Monument in Churchyard 4 Metres East of South Transept, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Gothic Villa, And Front Boundary Wall, Railings and GatesGrade II
- Grant Monument in Churchyard 8 Metres South East of South Transept, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Highfield HouseGrade II
- House Immediately West of Cary Pet StoresGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Museum, The PitchingGrade II
- Knowle House, And Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- Longleys Antiques Shop (immediately North East of Colletts) With HouseGrade II
- Lush, The Butchers, And Attached HouseGrade II
- Manor Farm HouseGrade II
- Martins Shop, With House and Gates on West CornerGrade II
- Maxdene, With Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- Messrs Parker's Shop, With HouseGrade II
- Milepost at Southern Corner of Yard of White Hart InnGrade II
- Mill Building to Ansford FactoryGrade II
- National Westminster BankGrade II
- Ochil Tree HouseGrade II
- Offices to Ansford FactoryGrade II
- Park CottageGrade II
- SandybankGrade II
- Scotland HouseGrade II
- Silver AshGrade II
- South and East Boundary Walls, Railings and Gates to South CottageGrade II
- South Cary HouseGrade II
- South CottageGrade II
- South Dene, And Front Boundary Walls and RailingsGrade II
- St John's PrioryGrade II
- The Britannia HouseGrade II
- The Countryman Inn and Alma CottagesGrade II
- The Drive Gate, Front Railings and Boundary Wall to the PinesGrade II
- The George HotelGrade II
- The Old Bakehouse, And Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- The Old Fire Engine HouseGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- The Post Office, And Front Boundary WallGrade II
- The Round HouseGrade II
- The Round House Farm Shop and Newport, ButcherGrade II
- Triangle House, Triangle Stores and Mead, NewsagentGrade II
- Tuckers and Carysports, And House OverGrade II
- Tudor Cottage, Fairdene, Unnamed Cottage and Dene CottageGrade II
- Waggon and Horses InnGrade II
- Wesleyan Methodist ChurchGrade II
- Westholme and Avenue HouseGrade II
- White and Sons, Ironmongers, And Attached HouseGrade II
- Woodcock HouseGrade II
- Woodville House, And Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBCastle Cary 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.