About the Long Sutton Conservation Area
The Long Sutton Conservation Area covers about 8.3 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1976. Inside the boundary are 20 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 18 Grade II). The most significant is Church of the Holy Trinity, 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 Long Sutton 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 the Holy TrinityGrade I
- The Manor HouseGrade II*
- Base Fragment of Churchyard Cross, North of Church of the Holy TrinityGrade II
- Crown CottageGrade II
- Forge CottageGrade II
- Former Stable and Coach House 10 Metres North of the Manor HouseGrade II
- Glovington HouseGrade II
- Granary 20 Metres East of the Manor HouseGrade II
- House and Shop 2 Metres North of Stuckeys HouseGrade II
- Little ThatchGrade II
- Long Sutton FarmhouseGrade II
- Long Sutton Primary SchoolGrade II
- Long Sutton War MemorialGrade II
- Peace Lane CottageGrade II
- Plot CornerGrade II
- Stuckeys HouseGrade II
- The Devonshire Arms HotelGrade II
- The Pump House 18 Metres South East of Plot CornerGrade II
- The School House, With Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- The Stores and Integral HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBLong Sutton 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.