About the Cheddar Conservation Area
The Cheddar Conservation Area covers about 16 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1991. Inside the boundary are 18 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Andrew, 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 AndrewGrade I
- Church Farm House and Church FarmhouseGrade II*
- Market CrossGrade II*
- Arundel HouseGrade II
- Baptist ChapelGrade II
- Barn, About 21 Metres South East of Fairlands House and Bank of Adjacent LeatGrade II
- Clift Cottage MoonrakersGrade II
- Fairlands House and Attached Wall to RearGrade II
- Fern BankGrade II
- Former Chapel Dedicated to St Columbanus, Now Ruin, In the Grounds of Kings of Wessex School at Ngr St 4573 5315Grade II
- Former great barn at Fairlands HouseGrade II
- Hanham ManorGrade II
- Ivy FarmhouseGrade II
- Sungate and Forecourt RailingsGrade II
- The Court House and Forecourt WallGrade II
- The Manor House and Attached StablesGrade II
- The VicarageGrade II
- War memorial at the Church of St Andrew, CheddarGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBCheddar 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.