About the Kingweston Conservation Area
The Kingweston Conservation Area covers about 62 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1990. Inside the boundary are 21 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 20 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Kingweston 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 All SaintsGrade II*
- 15 and 16, High StreetGrade II
- Barn About 30 Metres East of Nos 15 and 16 High StreetGrade II
- Barn and Outbuilding About 10 Metres North of No 15 High StreetGrade II
- Churchyard Cross, About 15 Metres South of Chancel of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Coach House and Outbuildings About 35 Metres South East of Kingweston HouseGrade II
- Former Dovecote About 10 Metres South of Home FarmhouseGrade II
- Home FarmhouseGrade II
- Jasmin Cottage and No 21 AdjoiningGrade II
- Kingweston HouseGrade II
- Kingweston Post OfficeGrade II
- Lower Farm HouseGrade II
- Middle FarmhouseGrade II
- Nos 22, 23 and 24, And Well Cover 2 Metres South of No 22Grade II
- Outbuildings About 20 Metres East of Kingweston HouseGrade II
- Pair of Gate Piers About 375 Metres South East of Kingweston HouseGrade II
- Peace Close Cottage and Boundary WallGrade II
- Range of Barns and Other Buildings About 10 Metres North of Lower FarmhouseGrade II
- The Dower HouseGrade II
- The Old School HouseGrade II
- Well and Cover About 15 Metres South East of Kingweston Post OfficeGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBKingweston 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.