About the East Coker Conservation Area
The East Coker Conservation Area covers about 31 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 50 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 48 Grade II). The most significant is Coker Court, 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 East Coker 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.
- Coker CourtGrade I
- Church of Saint MichaelGrade II*
- Barrett Chest Tomb, In Churchyard 10 Metres South of Chancel, Church of Saint MichaelGrade II
- Barrett Chest Tomb, In Churchyard 12 Metres South of Chancel, Church of Saint MichaelGrade II
- Barrett Chest Tomb, In Churchyard 8 Metres South of Chancel, Church of Saint MichaelGrade II
- Bay CottageGrade II
- Bubspool HouseGrade II
- Cook Chest Tomb, In Churchyard 2.5 Metres East of Tower, Church of Saint MichaelGrade II
- Cox Chest Tomb, In Churchyard 0.7 Metre East of Chancel, Church of Saint MichaelGrade II
- Cox Chest Tomb, In the Churchyard 9 Metres North East of North Porch, Church of Saint MichaelGrade II
- Entrance Gates, Gate Piers and Railings, 100 Metres North North East of Church of Saint MichaelGrade II
- Estate CottageGrade II
- Estate HouseGrade II
- Fir Tree CottageGrade II
- Goodman Chest Tomb, In the Churchyard 1.5 Metres North of the North Porch, Church of Saint MichaelGrade II
- Helyar AlmshousesGrade II
- Helyar Arms Public HouseGrade II
- Holly BankGrade II
- Lavender Cottage, With Its Boundary WallGrade II
- Little SladesGrade II
- Little Thatch With Its Front Boundary WallGrade II
- No 10 With Its Front Boundary WallGrade II
- No 7 With Its Front Boundary WallGrade II
- No 8 With Its Front Boundary WallGrade II
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- No 9 With Its Front Boundary WallGrade II
- Orchard CottageGrade II
- Owl CottageGrade II
- Pair of Cottages, 10 Metres West of the Helyar Arms, Of Which the Most Westerly Is Lea-on, With Front Boundary WallsGrade II
- Rose View With Its Front Boundary WallGrade II
- Silverweed CottageGrade II
- Slade's Farm HouseGrade II
- Slades CottageGrade II
- Springfield Cottage With Its Front Boundary WallGrade II
- St Roch Cottage With Attached Methodist ChapelGrade II
- Tellis Farmhouse, With Boundary Walls Enclosing Front GardenGrade II
- The Railings, Gate and Approach Steps to the North and West of the Helyar AlmshousesGrade II
- The VicarageGrade II
- The Walls to the Kitchen Garden, Approximately 30 Metres North North West of Coker CourtGrade II
- The Washing Place, 5 Metres South of West Wells CottageGrade II
- Townsend Farm HouseGrade II
- Trask Chest Tomb, In Churchyard 5 Metres North East of Tower, Church of Saint MichaelGrade II
- Trask Chest Tomb, In the Churchyard 0.5 Metres North of Tower, Church of Saint MichaelGrade II
- Unknown Chest Tomb, In Churchyard 0.75 Metre East of Chancel, Church of Saint MichaelGrade II
- Unknown Chest Tomb, In Churchyard 3 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of Saint MichaelGrade II
- Unknown Chest Tomb, In Churchyard 8 Metres North East of North Porch, Church of Saint MichaelGrade II
- Verandah CottageGrade II
- Walnut CottageGrade II
- Wayside Cottage With Its Front Boundary WallGrade II
- West WellsGrade II
- West Wells CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBEast Coker 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.