About the Holton Conservation Area
The Holton Conservation Area covers about 3.8 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1988. Inside the boundary are 11 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 10 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Nicholas, Grade II*.
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 Holton 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 NicholasGrade II*
- Barn and Wagon Shed, 20 Metres South West of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Blackmoor HouseGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Churchyard Cross and War Memorial, in churchyard, Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Granary, 20 Metres South of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Adjacent to the FarmGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Spring and Washing Place at Ngr St 6853 2690Grade II
- The NookGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHolton 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.