About the Martock and Bower Hinton Conservation Area
The Martock and Bower Hinton Conservation Area covers about 41 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 147 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 142 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, Grade I. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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 Martock and Bower Hinton 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 I
- The Treasurers HouseGrade I
- Ashlar House (formerly Listed With the Clerks House As the Cedars) and Boundary Railings to North and EastGrade II*
- Court HouseGrade II*
- The ChantryGrade II*
- 1, The GreenGrade II
- 16 and 18 With Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- 23, 25 and 27, East StreetGrade II
- 3 (yandle and Sons), 5 and 7 With Front Boundary Railings, HurstGrade II
- 3, Church StreetGrade II
- 37 and 39 East StreetGrade II
- 41, East StreetGrade II
- 42, HurstGrade II
- 44 and 46, HurstGrade II
- 7, 9 and 11, Water StreetGrade II
- 7, Church StreetGrade II
- 7, North StreetGrade II
- 9 and 11, HurstGrade II
- 9, The GreenGrade II
- Adams Monument in Churchyard About 6 Metres South East of Tower, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Adams Monument in Churchyard About 7 Metres South East of Tower, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Ashfield HouseGrade II
- Baker Monument in Churchyard About 20 Metres West North West of Tower, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Ball Monument in Churchyard About 31 Metres West South West of Tower Church of All SaintsGrade II
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- BanksideGrade II
- Barn About 4 Metres North of Bower Hinton FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn and Other Farm Buildings Attached to North of Holly Tree FarmhouseGrade II
- Bower Hinton FarmhouseGrade II
- Bower House and Raised Pavement to FrontGrade II
- Bridge HouseGrade II
- Brock CottageGrade II
- Brooklands With Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- Butler Monument in Churchyard About 10 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Carer Monument in Churchyard About 4 Metres South of Porch, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Carslake and Palmer Monument in Churchyard About 30 Metres West South West of Tower, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Church Lodge Cottage and Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- Church Lodge With Railings to East and Gateway to North EastGrade II
- Collier Monument in Churchyard About 20 Metres South West of Tower, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Corner Cottage, Manor Place and Cottage Attached to South WestGrade II
- Cornish Monument in Churchyard About 6 Metres East of Tower, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Cottage Attached to North Side of Hillside FarmhouseGrade II
- Doctors Surgery and Archway to SouthGrade II
- Eastnor and Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- Every Monument in Churchyard About 12 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Former Manse to United Reformed Church and front boundary railingsGrade II
- Former Stable to Church LodgeGrade II
- Front Boundary Wall and Railings About 4 Metres East of the GrangeGrade II
- Garage and Workshop Immediately North of No 8Grade II
- Gateway About 25 Metres South West of the Doctors Old HouseGrade II
- Glenside With Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- Gogs Pool House and Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- Gooden Monument in Churchyard About 8 Metres East South East of Porch, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Group of 3 Headstones in Churchyard About 12 Metres South East of Tower, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Group of Three Headstones in Churchyard About 4 Metres South of South Choir Chapel, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Higher BartonGrade II
- Hillside Farmhouse and Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- Hirsts Farmhouse and Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- Holly Tree Farmhouse and Boundary WallsGrade II
- Horsey Monument in Churchyard About 22 Metres West of Tower, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Hunters LodgeGrade II
- Hurst Barton With Front Boundary Railings and WallingGrade II
- Hurst House and Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- Hurst Lodge and Boundary RailingsGrade II
- Hurst Manor and Cottage Adjoining to South With West Boundary RailingsGrade II
- Hurst Row HouseGrade II
- Hurstbow Bridge and the Wing WallsGrade II
- Hutchins Monument in Churchyard About 3 Metres South East of Porch, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Industrial Building About 6 Metres West of Hurst BartonGrade II
- Knuston LodgeGrade II
- Lewis Monument in Churchyard About 8 Metres North East of Chancel, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Lilly Monument in Churchyard About 28 Metres West South West of Tower, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Marfleet HouseGrade II
- Martock Post OfficeGrade II
- Merrifield House, Front Boundary Wall and Adjacent StileGrade II
- Milestone by Boundary Wall About 9 Metres North of PattendenGrade II
- MoolhamGrade II
- Moorlands HouseGrade II
- No 1 and East Boundary RailingsGrade II
- No 1 and Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- No 14 With Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- No 19 and Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- No 19 With Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- No 27 With Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- No 5 With Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- No 50 With Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- No 52 and Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- No 55 and Attached Wing WallGrade II
- No 8 and Side RailingGrade II
- No 9 With Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- North and East Boundary Railings to Ashlar HouseGrade II
- North East Gateway, Railings Extending North Westwards, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Nos 23 and 25 With Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- Nos 7 and 7a and Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- Orchard House and Front RailingsGrade II
- Osborne CottageGrade II
- Paddock HouseGrade II
- Patte Monument in Churchyard About 20 Metres West of Tower, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Pattenden and Garden CottageGrade II
- Pinard Monument in Churchyard About 6 Metres North East of Chancel, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Pullman Monument in Churchyard About 7 Metres South South East of South Porch, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Richards Monument in Churchyard About 10 Metres East of Chancel, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- RoseleighGrade II
- Rouse Monument in Churchyard About 4 Metres South East of Tower, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- RowleysGrade II
- Sharman Butchers Shop Between Nos 25 and 27Grade II
- Shop (gribble Booth and Taylor) and House to North With East Boundary RailingsGrade II
- Shop Premises Immediately North of SurgeryGrade II
- Slade Monument in Churchyard About 4 Metres South of South Choir Chapel, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- South Gateway and Stocks Immediately South East With Steps and Railings, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Sunnyside With Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- The Boundary Wall and Raised Pavement About 10 Metres West of the HolliesGrade II
- The Clerks HouseGrade II
- The CloseGrade II
- The Doctors Old HouseGrade II
- The George InnGrade II
- The GrangeGrade II
- The Green and Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- The HolliesGrade II
- The Manor HouseGrade II
- The Market Cross Also Known As the PinnacleGrade II
- The Market HouseGrade II
- The Martock Fire StationGrade II
- The MooringsGrade II
- The Nest and Front Boundary WallGrade II
- The North West Boundary Wall About 15 Metres From the Treasurers HouseGrade II
- The Old BakehouseGrade II
- The Old SchoolGrade II
- The PharmacyGrade II
- The War Memorial and Boundary Wall Between South and North East Gateways, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- The White Hart HotelGrade II
- The YewsGrade II
- Two Unidentified Monuments in Churchyard About 8 and 9 Metres South East of Porch, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 15 Metres West of Tower, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 24 Metres South West of Tower, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 5 Metres South of Old South Transept, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 9 Metres South of Old South Transept Church of All SaintsGrade II
- United Reform ChurchGrade II
- United Reformed Church Schoolroom and Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- Vernon HouseGrade II
- Vintners and Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- Walls Enclosing Burial Ground of Former Congregational ChapelGrade II
- Wellmans and Byron House and Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- Westcote Monument in Churchyard About 19 Metres South West of Tower, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Whakey Monument in Churchyard About 15 Metres North West of Tower, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- White Monument in Churchyard About 17 Metres West South West of Tower, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Williams Monument in Churchyard About 15 Metres Southwest of Tower, Church of All SaintsGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Church StreetEast StreetThe GreenNorth StreetWater Street
The council’s appraisal
WEBMartock and Bower Hinton 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.