About the Hinton St George Conservation Area
The Hinton St George Conservation Area covers about 22 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 46 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 42 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St George, 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.
- 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 GeorgeGrade I
- Hinton House (south Range)Grade II*
- Priory FarmhouseGrade II*
- The Village CrossGrade II*
- 13, 14 (lilac Cottage) and 15 (calmut Cottage), Lopen RoadGrade II
- 40 and 41, Church StreetGrade II
- 44, High StreetGrade II
- 45, High StreetGrade II
- 46, High StreetGrade II
- 48, High StreetGrade II
- Abbey HouseGrade II
- Allen and Wills Monuments in Churchyard, About One Metre Sdouth-East of Chancel, Church of St GeorgeGrade II
- Brettingham CourtGrade II
- Brown's FarmhouseGrade II
- Church CottageGrade II
- CobblersGrade II
- East Gateway to Churchyard, Church of St GeorgeGrade II
- End CottageGrade II
- Entrance Gateway About 5 Metres East of Broom Lodge, And Flanking WallsGrade II
- Fives Court Wall, About 10 Metres North of the Poulett Arms InnGrade II
- Fosseway With Front Boundary Railings and GatesGrade II
- Gainsfords and Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- Gateway and Front Boundary Walls to Priory FarmhouseGrade II
- Gateway, About 80 Metres West of Wyatt's CourtGrade II
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- Group of Monuments in Line, In Churchyard, About One Metre North of North Chapel, Church of St GeorgeGrade II
- Hinton St George War MemorialGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Length of Garden Screen Walling About 15 Metres North of Tower HouseGrade II
- Little OrchardGrade II
- Manor House FarmhouseGrade II
- No 49 (corner Cottage) and Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- Oldway LodgeGrade II
- Somerville, And Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- St Anne's CottageGrade II
- Statue of Diana the Huntress, About 80 Metres West of Wyatt's CourtGrade II
- Tetts FarmhouseGrade II
- The Old FarmhouseGrade II
- The Old Rectory, And Railings and Walling to WestGrade II
- The Post Office With House Immediately WestGrade II
- The Poulett Arms InnGrade II
- The StoresGrade II
- Tower House (hinton House) and Wing Wall Attached to North SideGrade II
- Two Unidentified Monuments in Churchyard, About 5 Metres South of Porch, Church of St GeorgeGrade II
- Walling and Railings, About 10 Metres North of Old RectoryGrade II
- Walls Enclosing Sunken Garden Immediately South of Hinton HouseGrade II
- Wyatt's Court (hinton House)Grade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBHinton St George 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.