About the Cothelstone Conservation Area
The Cothelstone Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1993. Inside the boundary are 11 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 7 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Grade I.
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 Cothelstone 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 St Thomas of CanterburyGrade I
- Gatehouse, Cothelstone ManorGrade I
- Cothelstone ManorGrade II*
- Gazebo and Adjoining Walls, 50 Metres East North East of Cothelstone ManorGrade II*
- Farmery at Cothelstone Manor Group of Farmbuildings, 50 Metres South-East of Cothelstone ManorGrade II
- Gateway and Flanking Walls With Gatepiers at Cothelstone ManorGrade II
- Manor CottagesGrade II
- Milestone at St 183 316Grade II
- St Agnes Well, About 250 Metres North-East of Cothelstone Manor GatewayGrade II
- The Banqueting Hall, Cothelstone ManorGrade II
- The Old School HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBCothelstone 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.