About the Doulting Conservation Area
The Doulting Conservation Area covers about 14 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1992. Inside the boundary are 22 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 17 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Aldhelm, 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 Doulting 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 AldhelmGrade I
- Tithe Barn in Farmyard at Manor FarmGrade I
- Churchyard Cross in Churchyard, Church of St AldhelmGrade II*
- Doulting Manor and Stables (previously Listed As the Vicarage)Grade II*
- Walling Enclosing Garden of Doulting Manor Including Gateway With Piers, And GazeboGrade II*
- 47, 48, 49, 50 (arch Cottage), 51 (oriel Cottage), 53 and 54, Church LaneGrade II
- Ames Monument in Churchyard, 5 Metres South of Organ Chamber of Church of St AldhelmGrade II
- Artlet Monument in Churchyard, 15 Metres South East of East End of Church of St AldhelmGrade II
- Gateway to Churchyard, Church of St AldhelmGrade II
- Group of 3 Monuments Including Heath Monument in Churchyard, About 17 Metres South West of Porch of Church of St AldhelmGrade II
- Group of 9 Monuments in Churchyard, North of Nave of Church of St AldhelmGrade II
- Gunis Monument in Churchyard, 6 Metres North of North Porch of Church of St AldhelmGrade II
- Lambert Monument in Churchyard, 2 Metres South of South Transept of Church of St AldhelmGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Range of Outbuildings at Manor Farm, In the Farmyard and Wall at Farmyard EntranceGrade II
- St Aldhelm's Well (previously Listed As St. Aldhams Well) to West of Doulting ManorGrade II
- The Abbey Barn Inn and No. 30Grade II
- Unidentified Monument 5 Metres North of Churchyard Cross, In the Churchyard Church of St AldhelmGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, 16 Metres North of Nave of Church of St AldhelmGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, 20 Metres North of Nave of Church of St AldhelmGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, 3 Metres South West of South Porch of Church of St AldhelmGrade II
- Well Head With Pump at Ngr St 6468 4318Grade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBDoulting 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.