About the High Ham Conservation Area
The High Ham Conservation Area covers about 8.3 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1990. Inside the boundary are 19 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 18 Grade II). The most significant is Church of Saint Andrew, 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 High Ham 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 Saint AndrewGrade I
- Cottage 20 Metres East of HillbourneGrade II
- Cottage-on-the-GreenGrade II
- DobynsGrade II
- Gateway 30 Metres North of the Old RectoryGrade II
- Gillet Monument in Churchyard, 17 Metres South West of Tower, Church of Saint AndrewGrade II
- High Ham War MemorialGrade II
- HillbourneGrade II
- Laburnum HouseGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Portion of East Boundary Wall to Ham Court, 15 Metres South of Church of Saint AndrewGrade II
- Portion of South Boundary Wall With Railings, 15 Metres South of Church of Saint AndrewGrade II
- School HouseGrade II
- South End House, And Front Boundary WallGrade II
- Swain Travers Monument in Churchyard, 9 Metres East of Chancel, Church of Saint AndrewGrade II
- The GrangeGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard 3 Metres South of Chancel, Church of Saint AndrewGrade II
- Wheelwrights CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHigh Ham 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.