About the Castle Green and Bath Place, Taunton Conservation Area
The Castle Green and Bath Place, Taunton Conservation Area covers about 3.6 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 23 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 19 Grade II). The most significant is Castle Bow, 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.
- Castle BowGrade I
- Taunton Castle: Standing Buildings of the Inner CourtGrade I
- 18, Fore StreetGrade II*
- Municipal Building (west End) Municipal Buildings (east End) (incorporating the Old Grammar School)Grade II*
- 1-12 Bath Place, TauntonGrade II
- 19 and 20, Fore StreetGrade II
- 22-25, Bath PlaceGrade II
- 26, Bath PlaceGrade II
- 27, Bath PlaceGrade II
- Castle HotelGrade II
- Castle LodgeGrade II
- Dragon Book ShopGrade II
- Former Club PremisesGrade II
- Ina CottageGrade II
- National Westminster BankGrade II
- Prudential AssuranceGrade II
- Public House Public LibraryGrade II
- Somerset College of ArtGrade II
- Stone Cider Mill (in Garden Between the Public Library and Somerset College of Art)Grade II
- Terrace With Piers, Lamps and Parapets in Front of the Municipal BuildingsGrade II
- Timber Frame of Two Bays of Almshouses in Grounds of the CastleGrade II
- Top Rank Bingo ClubGrade II
- Winchester Arms HotelGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBCastle Green and Bath Place, Taunton 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.