About the Crewkerne Conservation Area
The Crewkerne Conservation Area covers about 55 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 154 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 8 Grade II*, 145 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Bartholomew, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Crewkerne 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 BartholomewGrade I
- 9, Church StreetGrade II*
- Candle Cottage and Garden Walls and Railings to EastGrade II*
- Gazebo, Steps, Terraces and Walls to North West of Merefield HouseGrade II*
- Kincora and Attached RailingsGrade II*
- Merefield HouseGrade II*
- National Westminster BankGrade II*
- OscarsGrade II*
- Walls, Gate Piers, Gates and Railings to Merefield HouseGrade II*
- 1 AND 3, MARKET SQUARE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 1 and 3, West StreetGrade II
- 1, Abbey Street and Attached Area RailingsGrade II
- 10, Church StreetGrade II
- 10, Market StreetGrade II
- 11, Market StreetGrade II
- 11, West Street and Attached Forecourt Railings and GatesGrade II
- 12, Court BartonGrade II
- 12, Market StreetGrade II
- 13, CHURCH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 13, East StreetGrade II
- 14, Church StreetGrade II
- 14, Market StreetGrade II
- 15, Church StreetGrade II
- 15, East Street Including Railings and ArchGrade II
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- 16, East StreetGrade II
- 16, Market StreetGrade II
- 16a, East StreetGrade II
- 17, Church StreetGrade II
- 17, Hermitage StreetGrade II
- 17, Market Street and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 18, Church StreetGrade II
- 18, East StreetGrade II
- 19 and 19a, Hermitage StreetGrade II
- 19, Market SquareGrade II
- 19, Market StreetGrade II
- 2, Abbey Street and Attached Wall and ArchwayGrade II
- 2, Church PathGrade II
- 2, Court BartonGrade II
- 2, East StreetGrade II
- 2, Middle PathGrade II
- 20, Church StreetGrade II
- 20, East StreetGrade II
- 20, Market StreetGrade II
- 20, South StreetGrade II
- 21, 23 and 23a, Market StreetGrade II
- 21, Market SquareGrade II
- 22, Church StreetGrade II
- 23, Market SquareGrade II
- 23, North StreetGrade II
- 24, Church StreetGrade II
- 25, Market SquareGrade II
- 25, Market StreetGrade II
- 26, Abbey StreetGrade II
- 27, Market StreetGrade II
- 27a, Market SquareGrade II
- 29 and 29a, Market StreetGrade II
- 29, Market SquareGrade II
- 3, Abbey StreetGrade II
- 3, Market StreetGrade II
- 30-36, Hermitage StreetGrade II
- 31 and 33, Market SquareGrade II
- 31, Market StreetGrade II
- 31a, East StreetGrade II
- 4 and 6, Oxen RoadGrade II
- 4, Abbey Street and Attached Forecourt Walls, Railings and GatesGrade II
- 4, Market StreetGrade II
- 41, Market SqureGrade II
- 5 and 7, Market StreetGrade II
- 5-10, Victoria SquareGrade II
- 5, Abbey StreetGrade II
- 5, East StreetGrade II
- 5, Market SquareGrade II
- 53, SOUTH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 6 and 8, Church StreetGrade II
- 6, 8 and 10, Abbey StreetGrade II
- 7, 9 and 11, Market SquareGrade II
- 8 and 10, Court BartonGrade II
- 8, Market StreetGrade II
- 9, East StreetGrade II
- 9, Market StreetGrade II
- 9, West StreetGrade II
- Abbey HouseGrade II
- Ashlands Church of England SchoolGrade II
- Attached Gate and Railings to Number 12Grade II
- Attached Gates to Number 16Grade II
- Attached Railings to Number 37Grade II
- Attached Railings to Numbers 5 and 7Grade II
- Attached Walls, Railings and Privy to Numbers 28 and 28a Hillside WellswayGrade II
- Ayres House and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Baptist Church and Attached Walls, Railings, Gates and Gate PiersGrade II
- Chards HouseGrade II
- Cheynes and Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Chubb's Almshouses Chubb's Almshouses and Attached WallGrade II
- Churchyard Walls to Church of St BartholomewGrade II
- Cornhill HouseGrade II
- Crown Hotel and Stable to the RearGrade II
- Curriott House and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Dairy House and Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Decombe HouseGrade II
- Entrance Gates, Gate Piers, Walls and Railings to Townsend CemeteryGrade II
- Factory to East of Number 3Grade II
- Former Shirt Factory to West of Number 3Grade II
- George HotelGrade II
- Group of 3 Chest Tombs to South West of Church of St BartholomewGrade II
- Group of 7 Chest Tombs and 1 Headstone to South and South East of Church of St BartholomewGrade II
- Hinton Villa and Attached Walls, Railings, Gate and Gate PiersGrade II
- Holly CottageGrade II
- Kings Arms Public HouseGrade II
- Lodge to Townsend CemeteryGrade II
- Manse to the Baptist ChurchGrade II
- Midland BankGrade II
- Nag's Head InnGrade II
- No. 7 and attached walls and railingsGrade II
- Nos. 9 and 11 and attached forecourt railingsGrade II
- Old BincombeGrade II
- Old Coach House and Attached Walls, Gate Piers and GatesGrade II
- Old Viney Bridge MillGrade II
- Orchard House and Vine HouseGrade II
- Parish Church Hall (old Grammar School)Grade II
- Pople's Well and Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Printers RestaurantGrade II
- Pyrnham and Attached Wall to the RightGrade II
- Railings to Old BincombeGrade II
- Ramus House and Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Red Lion HotelGrade II
- Royal Oak Public HouseGrade II
- Shop Adjoining Number 1 to EastGrade II
- Southfield House and Attached Walls, Gate Piers and GatesGrade II
- St Bartholomew's Church of England School and Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
- St Margaret's and Attached Forecourt RailingsGrade II
- St Martin's School and Attached Wall and RailingsGrade II
- Stable Block to the East of Merefield HouseGrade II
- Steps and Railings at South East Churchyard Entrance From Church StreetGrade II
- Swan Inn and Attached StablesGrade II
- The ChimesGrade II
- The Elms and Attached Walls, Piers, Railings and GatesGrade II
- The Grove, East Grove and West Grove and Attached Walls and GatesGrade II
- The Hermitage and Retreat and Attached Arch and South Garden WallGrade II
- The Olde Parsonage Guest House and Attached Cottages to the LeftGrade II
- The VicarageGrade II
- Townsend Cemetery Mortuary Chapels and Bell TowerGrade II
- Townsend HouseGrade II
- Tudor Cottage and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Two Chest Tombs and Headstone to North and North East of Church of St BartholomewGrade II
- Two Chest Tombs to West of Church of St BartholomewGrade II
- Two K6 Telephone KiosksGrade II
- Unitarian Chapel and Attached Walls, Railings and GatesGrade II
- Victoria HallGrade II
- Wall, Railings, Gates and Gatepiers to the Front of Number 26Grade II
- Walls, Gates and Railings to Front of Ashlands Church of England SchoolGrade II
- War MemorialGrade II
- War Memorial in the Churchyard of the Church of St BartholomewGrade II
- West Lodge and Attached Railings and WallGrade II
- White Hart HotelGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Market StreetChurch StreetEast StreetMarket SquareAbbey StreetHermitage StreetWest StreetNorth StreetOxen RoadSouth StreetVictoria Square
The council’s appraisal
WEBCrewkerne 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.