About the Merriott Conservation Area
The Merriott Conservation Area covers about 26 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 50 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 49 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, Grade II*. 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.
- 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*
- 13, 15 and 15a (orchard Cottage), Higher StreetGrade II
- 18, Higher StreetGrade II
- 2, Lower StreetGrade II
- 30, Church StreetGrade II
- 30, Lower Street and Manor CottageGrade II
- 35, Shiremoor HillGrade II
- 38 (ryedale), 40 and 42, Lower StreetGrade II
- Banbury Cottage and front boundary wallingGrade II
- Banbury Farm and front boundary wallGrade II
- Beech Tree FarmhouseGrade II
- Chapel Cottage and Miller's Cottage, Court Mill, And Front Boundary WallGrade II
- Court MillGrade II
- Entrance Gateway, Walls and Railings to the Firs and the LodgeGrade II
- Former Sunday SchoolGrade II
- GirdlersGrade II
- Group of Four Templeman Monuments in Churchyard, About 4 Metres South of South-East Corner of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Group of Three Monuments in Churchyard, About 10 Metres South of South-East Corner, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Group of Three Monuments in Churchyard, About 3 Metres South of South Chapel, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Group of Three Monuments in Churchyard, About 8 Metres South of Tower, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Highway CottageGrade II
- Hole OakGrade II
- King's Head InnGrade II
- Laurel CottageGrade II
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- LumbardsGrade II
- Main Entrance Gateway and Side Walling to Moorlands, About 50 Metres to WestGrade II
- Merriott War MemorialGrade II
- Milcote and Little MoorlandsGrade II
- MoorlandsGrade II
- Moorlands Farm House, With Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- No 14, And Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- No 19, And Front Boundary WallGrade II
- No 28, With Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- No 69 (and No 67 Attached to Rear), With Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- Outbuilding, About 5 Metres East of the King's Head InnGrade II
- Pair of Monuments in Churchyard, About 10 Metres South-East of South Chancel Aisle, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Pair of Monuments in Churchyard, About 7 Metres South-South-East of Tower, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Road Bridge Over Mill StreamGrade II
- Shiremoor HouseGrade II
- South Boundary Wall of Churchyard, With Lych Gate, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- St Katherine's LodgeGrade II
- Templeman Monument N Churchyard, About 2 Metres East of South Chancel Aisle, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- The Blindhouse Or Lockup Attached to the South-West Corner of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- The FirsGrade II
- The LodgeGrade II
- The Manor HouseGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- The Swan InnGrade II
- Water Pump About 10 Metres South West of No 84Grade II
- Zephyrine CottageGrade 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
WEBMerriott 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.