About the Milverton Conservation Area
The Milverton Conservation Area covers about 21 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 67 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 63 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Michael, 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 Milverton 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 MichaelGrade I
- Homedale, And Landing Linking Property to Flight of Steps From ChurchyardGrade II*
- NetherfieldGrade II*
- The Old HouseGrade II*
- Bank House Winkley HouseGrade II
- Barbrook and Retaining Wall of Raised Pavement Fronting Fore StreetGrade II
- BartlettsGrade II
- Bay HouseGrade II
- Blackdown HouseGrade II
- BrendonGrade II
- Callaway Periwinkle Quartly HouseGrade II
- CardscroftGrade II
- Carlton House Little Carlton HouseGrade II
- Chapel HouseGrade II
- Chorleys GlyndaleGrade II
- ClothiersGrade II
- Cridlands, And Adjoining Wall to EastGrade II
- Cross in Churchyard, To North-West of Church, Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Devonia and Retaining Wall to Raised Pavement Fronting Fore StreetGrade II
- Engine HouseGrade II
- Ford Bridge CottageGrade II
- FortgateGrade II
- Four Gatepiers and Boundary Wall, Fronting High Street, Thornes HouseGrade II
- Gaiges, And Retaining Wall of Raised Pavement Frontong Fore StreetGrade II
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- Gate Piers and Wall Fronting Wood Street, The LodgeGrade II
- Gatepiers and Wall Fronting Sand Street, NetherfieldGrade II
- Gateway HouseGrade II
- Grateful CottageGrade II
- Group of Three Chest Tombs, About 3-4 Metres South and West of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Ivy Cottage the Old Quaker HouseGrade II
- Kingsland, Gatepiers and Adjoining Walls Fronting North StreetGrade II
- KnutsfordGrade II
- Little Fort the FortGrade II
- Little Halls Old HallsGrade II
- LockyersGrade II
- Lottisham HouseGrade II
- Mansell House and Railings Enclosing Garden to South and WestGrade II
- MildensGrade II
- Millets BrookGrade II
- Monument to the Reverend Wh Hines and His Wife Ann, 10 Metres South of Chapel HouseGrade II
- Nedloh CottageGrade II
- Olivers, And Adjoining Wall to WestGrade II
- Pear Tree HouseGrade II
- PithayneGrade II
- Police CottagesGrade II
- Quaker LodgeGrade II
- Recess Cottage and Attached Building to North Recess Lodge and Attached Building to NorthGrade II
- Retaining Wall, Raised Pavement, Steps and Cast Iron Handrails, South of Mansell HouseGrade II
- Rock HouseGrade II
- Rocklyn and Wall to North-East Fronting Station RoadGrade II
- Spar GrocersGrade II
- St Michael's the BellhouseGrade II
- St MildredsGrade II
- Stables, About 5 Metres North West of the LodgeGrade II
- Swan HouseGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The Globe InnGrade II
- The LodgeGrade II
- The ManseGrade II
- The RecessGrade II
- Thomas Palfrey Chest Tomb, About 6 Metres South South East of Porch, Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Thornes HouseGrade II
- Two Gatepiers, Gates, Railings and Wall Fronting Road, Chapel HouseGrade II
- Wall Enclosing Garden, North Side of Thornes HouseGrade II
- War Memorial in churchyard of St Michael's ChurchGrade II
- WaysideGrade II
- WestbereGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBMilverton 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.