About the Lydeard St Lawrence Conservation Area
The Lydeard St Lawrence Conservation Area covers about 5.9 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1993. Inside the boundary are 11 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 10 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Lawrence, 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 Lydeard St Lawrence 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 LawrenceGrade I
- Hews the Manor HouseGrade II
- John North Chest Tomb, 4 Metres South West of South Porch, Church of St LawrenceGrade II
- Lydeard St Lawrence War MemorialGrade II
- Middle ThatchGrade II
- Pair of Unidentified Chest Tombs, 17-19 Metres South West of South Porch, Church of St LawrenceGrade II
- Paynes Farm CottageGrade II
- Reed's Court FarmhouseGrade II
- Remains of Cross in Churchyard, Church of St Lawrence to South East of South PorchGrade II
- Robert Hancock Chest Tomb, 6 Metres South-West of South Porch, Church of St LawrenceGrade II
- Unidentified Chest Tomb, 8 Metres West of South Porch, Church of St LawrenceGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBLydeard St Lawrence 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.