About the Kingsdon Conservation Area
The Kingsdon Conservation Area covers about 15 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1989. Inside the boundary are 17 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 16 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, 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.
- 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 All SaintsGrade II*
- 12 and 13, Chapel HillGrade II
- 37, Copper Beech RoadGrade II
- Cottage About 130 Metres North East of Kingsdon Manor SchoolGrade II
- Cottage FarmhouseGrade II
- Hilborne monument in churchyard, about 4 metres south west of porch, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Kingsdon Church of England Primary School and Toilet Block to South West Also Pump to EastGrade II
- Kingsdon Manor SchoolGrade II
- Lodge to Kingsdon ManorGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Numbers 26 and 27 and Farm Buildings Attached to RearGrade II
- Oak CottageGrade II
- Park CottageGrade II
- Park FarmhouseGrade II
- Stoneleigh FarmhouseGrade II
- The Kingsdon InnGrade II
- The Village PoundGrade 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
WEBKingsdon 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.