About the East Stoke Conservation Area
The East Stoke Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1987. Inside the boundary are 30 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 28 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary the Virgin, 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 Stoke 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 the VirginGrade I
- Two Monuments in Churchyard, About 6 and 8 Metres South of South Transept, Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II*
- Annes KeepGrade II
- Avalon With Outbuilding Attached to WestGrade II
- Chaffey Monument With Railings in Churchyard, About 55 Metres South of Nave, Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Cross in Churchyard About 11 Metres North of Tower, Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- East Stoke CottageGrade II
- East Stoke Farmhouse, And Farm Buildings Attached, And Front Boundary WallingGrade II
- East Stoke House, With Coachhouse Linked to North East CornerGrade II
- East Stoke LodgeGrade II
- Entrance Gateway About 110 Metres South East of East Stoke HouseGrade II
- Four StepsGrade II
- Gateway and North Boundary Wall to Churchyard, 20 Metres North of Porch Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Gaylard Monument in Churchyard, About 2 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Group of 4 Monuments in Churchyard, About 9 Metres North North East of Chancel, Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Group of 4 Monuments in Churchyard, North of Tower, Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Group of 6 Monuments in Churchyard, About 4 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Langfield Monument in Churchyard, About 4 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- North and East Boundary Walls and Railings to East Stoke CottageGrade II
- PathwaysGrade II
- Prior Monument in Churchyard, About 13 Metres South of Chancel, And 4 Headstones Immediately to South of Same, Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Second Group of 4 Chaffey Monuments in Churchyard, North of Tower, Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Spring MeadGrade II
- Staple Monument in Churchyard, About 11 Metres North East of Chancel, Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
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- Staple Monument in Churchyard, About 13 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Two Monuments in Churchyard, About 14 Metres South of Nave, Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Two Monuments in Churchyard, About 9 Metres North East of Tower, Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Two Monuments in Churchyard, East North East of Tower, Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, About 11 Metres North of Tower, Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Well Cottage, With Wing Wall on South East CornerGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBEast Stoke 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.