About the Cricket Malherbie Conservation Area
The Cricket Malherbie Conservation Area covers about 5.5 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1989. Inside the boundary are 12 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 10 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary Magdalen, 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 Cricket Malherbie 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 Mary MagdalenGrade II*
- Cricket Court, And Attached Balustraded Walling Around Basement AreasGrade II*
- Barn, About 30 Metres South East of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn, About 60 Metres East South East of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Entrance Gateway, Immediately South of Lodge to Cricket CourtGrade II
- Lodge to Cricket CourtGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Screen Wall Enclosing Farmyard South of Manor Farmhouse on East, South and West SidesGrade II
- Stable Block, About 40 Metres East of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- Two Monuments in Churchyard, 4 and 6 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Mary MagdalenGrade II
- West Boundary Wall and Lychgate to Churchyard, Church of St Mary MagdalenGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBCricket Malherbie 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.