About the Ilminster Conservation Area
The Ilminster Conservation Area covers about 25 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 139 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 7 Grade II*, 131 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St Mary, 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 Ilminster 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.
- Parish Church of St MaryGrade I
- 28, Court BartonGrade II*
- 29, Court BartonGrade II*
- George HotelGrade II*
- Nos 2 and 3 and Attached Railings, Gate Piers and GatesGrade II*
- Numbers 19-21, Attached Gateway and Outbuildings to the Rear of No 19Grade II*
- The ChantryGrade II*
- Unitarian Church and Attached Schoolhouse to the NorthGrade II*
- 1 and 3, Silver StreetGrade II
- 1, Ditton StreetGrade II
- 1, EAST STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 1, Love LaneGrade II
- 1, New RoadGrade II
- 1, North StreetGrade II
- 10, HIGH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 11, West StreetGrade II
- 13, Bay HillGrade II
- 13, North StreetGrade II
- 14, HIGH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 15, North StreetGrade II
- 15, Silver StreetGrade II
- 16, North StreetGrade II
- 17, Love LaneGrade II
- 17, Silver StreetGrade II
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- 18 and 20, Silver StreetGrade II
- 2, East StreetGrade II
- 2, New RoadGrade II
- 2, Station RoadGrade II
- 20 and 22, East StreetGrade II
- 21, HIGH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 23, Silver StreetGrade II
- 24, East StreetGrade II
- 24, Silver StreetGrade II
- 25, Silver StreetGrade II
- 26, East StreetGrade II
- 28-34, West StreetGrade II
- 28, East StreetGrade II
- 29, Silver StreetGrade II
- 3 and 5, East StreetGrade II
- 3, New RoadGrade II
- 31, Silver StreetGrade II
- 31, Station RoadGrade II
- 33 and 35, West StreetGrade II
- 33, 35 and 35a and Attached Walls, Gate Piers and RailingsGrade II
- 33, Silver StreetGrade II
- 33a, East StreetGrade II
- 35, Silver StreetGrade II
- 36 and 38 and Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
- 39, Silver StreetGrade II
- 4, New RoadGrade II
- 41, Silver StreetGrade II
- 42, East StreetGrade II
- 43, Silver StreetGrade II
- 44, East StreetGrade II
- 45, Silver StreetGrade II
- 46,48 and 50, East StreetGrade II
- 5 and 6, Court BartonGrade II
- 5, Silver StreetGrade II
- 52 and 54, East StreetGrade II
- 55 and 57, East StreetGrade II
- 58 and 60, East StreetGrade II
- 6, HIGH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 6, West StreetGrade II
- 7, Court BartkonGrade II
- 7, HIGH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 7, Silver StreetGrade II
- 8, East StreetGrade II
- 8, Silver StreetGrade II
- 9 and 11, Silver StreetGrade II
- 9, West StreetGrade II
- Abbot's Court and Attached Walls and Gate PiersGrade II
- Acacia HouseGrade II
- Angle CottageGrade II
- Barclays BankGrade II
- Bay HouseGrade II
- Beam EndGrade II
- Bell InnGrade II
- Chest tomb in north-east corner of the churchyard of Parish Church of St MaryGrade II
- Coach House Approximately 30 Metres South of WesterholmeGrade II
- Coach House to No 7 and Associated Gate Piers and Brick Wall to RearGrade II
- Commemorative flagpole base in the grounds of the former Ilminster Junior Boys' SchoolGrade II
- Cottage to Rear of No 14Grade II
- Court Barton Cottage and Attached Wall and RailingsGrade II
- Cross House and Attached Wall, Gate and RailingsGrade II
- Ditton House and Attached Walls, Gate Piers and GatesGrade II
- Ditton Lea and Walls, Railings and Gates Attached to Front and RearGrade II
- Dolphin Public HouseGrade II
- Doniet HouseGrade II
- Entrance Gates, Piers and Railings to North of Greenfylde SchoolGrade II
- Four Chest Tombs to South East of the Parish Church of St MaryGrade II
- Garden Wall, Gate Piers, Gates and Railings to South of the VicarageGrade II
- Gate Piers, Gates and Walls to Churchyard of Unitarian ChurchGrade II
- Greenfylde SchoolGrade II
- Hazelwell House and Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Holly CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Little Minster the FlatGrade II
- Lloyds BankGrade II
- Masonic Lodge (nyanza Lodge)Grade II
- MonksmeadGrade II
- National Westminster BankGrade II
- No 2 and Byrnes and Attached Wall to EastGrade II
- No 25 and Attached Walls, Gates and RailingsGrade II
- No 30 With Attached RailingsGrade II
- No 33 and Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
- No 37 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- No 47 and 48 and Attached WallsGrade II
- No 7 and Attached Walls, Railings and Gate PiersGrade II
- No 8 and 10 and Attached Outbuildings, Walls and RailingsGrade II
- North Street School and Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Nos 10 and 11 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Nos 11, 13 and 15 and Attached Railings and GatewayGrade II
- Nos 13 and 12a and Warehouse Range to the RearGrade II
- Nos 32 and 34 and Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Nos 54, 55 and 56 and Approximately 20 Metres of Wall East and South Into North StreetGrade II
- Nos 8 and 9 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Petherton CottageGrade II
- Pump and Recess to the East End of East StreetGrade II
- Railings, Gates and Revetment Wall to Churchyard of Parish Church of St MaryGrade II
- Shaft to Drinking FountainGrade II
- Stables to West of Courtyard to Dolphin Public HouseGrade II
- Standpipe to the South East Corner of the Dolphin Public HouseGrade II
- Summerrods and Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Telephone Kiosk to West of Market HouseGrade II
- The Coach House and Attached WallsGrade II
- The Hermitage and Attached Pier and WallsGrade II
- The Laurels (22a) and Attached Railings to Nos 22a and 26Grade II
- The Market HouseGrade II
- The Old LibraryGrade II
- The VicarageGrade II
- Three Chest Tombs to South West of Unitarian ChurchGrade II
- Toll HouseGrade II
- Walls and Railings to Wesleyan Methodist ChurchGrade II
- Walls With Gate Piers and Gates Fronting Nos 27, 28 and 29Grade II
- Walls, Gates, Piers and Railings Attached to the ChantryGrade II
- War Memorial in the Churchyard of St Mary the Virgin ChurchGrade II
- Welsleyan Methodist Church and Church RoomGrade II
- Westerholme and Attached Gates, Gate Piers and Railings to North WestGrade II
- White Horse Public House and Wall Attached to LeftGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Silver StreetEast StreetWest StreetNew RoadNorth StreetLove LaneStation RoadBay HillDitton Street
The council’s appraisal
WEBIlminster 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.