About the Drayton Conservation Area
The Drayton Conservation Area covers about 61 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1990. Inside the boundary are 26 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 24 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Catherine, 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 Drayton 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 CatherineGrade I
- Churchyard Cross in Churchyard of Church of St CatherineGrade II*
- Church HouseGrade II
- Cobwebs Court CottagesGrade II
- Derelict House Directly Opposite LangdonsGrade II
- Drayton CourtGrade II
- Drayton ManorGrade II
- Drayton War MemorialGrade II
- Duck CottageGrade II
- Gateway Top Midelney Place Incorporating GatehouseGrade II
- Half ThatchGrade II
- House Directly Opposite Church of St CatherineGrade II
- LangdonsGrade II
- Manor CottageGrade II
- Midelney Place, Walled Forecourt, And StableGrade II
- Monument, In Churchyard About 15 Metres South of Nave of Church of St CatherineGrade II
- Monument, In Churchyard and Directly Adjacent to West of Tower of Church of St CatherineGrade II
- Norse CottageGrade II
- PalfreysGrade II
- Red House and Linsey CottageGrade II
- The Brick HouseGrade II
- The Crown InnGrade II
- The GlebeGrade II
- The Old BeamsGrade II
Show all 26 listed buildings ↓All 26 listed buildings
The council’s appraisal
WEBDrayton 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.