About the Dowlish Wake Conservation Area
The Dowlish Wake Conservation Area covers about 10 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1986. Inside the boundary are 19 listed buildings (3 Grade II*, 16 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Andrew, Grade II*. 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 II*
- Dowlish Manor FarmhouseGrade II*
- Higher FarmhouseGrade II*
- Barn, About 20 Metres North East of Dowlish Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Byre, About 10 Metres North East of Dowlish Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Outbuilding, About 10 Metres North East of the KeepersGrade II
- Packhorse BridgeGrade II
- Pair of Monuments in Churchyard Immediately East of Chancel, Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Perrys Cider MillGrade II
- Speke Hall, About 10 Metres North West of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Symonds Monument in Churchyard, About 10 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St AndrewGrade II
- The Dower HouseGrade II
- The KeepersGrade II
- The MillGrade II
- The MountGrade II
- The Old ParsonageGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, About 13 Metres South of Nave, Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, About 5 Metres North East of Speke Chapel, Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Wayside CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBDowlish Wake 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.