About the Evercreech Conservation Area
The Evercreech Conservation Area covers about 35 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1992. Inside the boundary are 37 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 35 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter, 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 Evercreech 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 PeterGrade I
- Village Cross to West of Church of St PeterGrade II*
- Batt's House and Attached Shop to WestGrade II
- Charterhouse and Attached Barn to East Windy FarmGrade II
- Church Farmhouse and OutbuildingsGrade II
- Church ViewGrade II
- Evercreech War MemorialGrade II
- FerndaleGrade II
- Former Wards Silk Throwing FactoryGrade II
- Gate Piers to Weston Town HouseGrade II
- GreengatesGrade II
- Group of 3 Unidentified Chest Tombs in the Churchyard About 12 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Hampton CottageGrade II
- HeathervilleGrade II
- House Directly to West of Jasmine HouseGrade II
- Jasmine CottageGrade II
- Jasmine HouseGrade II
- Milepost on Roadside at Ngr St 6516 3865Grade II
- Oxford HouseGrade II
- Pair of Unidentified Chest Tombs in the Churchyard About 16 Metres South of the Tower of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Priory CottageGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Roseworthy, And Two Attached Houses to EastGrade II
- Sherston Lodge, Sherston House and Evercreech HouseGrade II
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- Shop Directly to West of the Long HouseGrade II
- Stable in Field at Ngr St 6486 3893Grade II
- The Brewers ArmsGrade II
- The ChimesGrade II
- The Cottage, Crossways and ClontarfGrade II
- The KennelsGrade II
- The Long HouseGrade II
- The Old SchoolGrade II
- The RetreatGrade II
- Unidentified Chest Tomb in the Churchyard About 12 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Unidentified Chest Tomb in the Churchyard About 6 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Unidentified Chest Tomb in the Churchyard About 7 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Western Town House and Weston WingGrade II
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.