About the Nether Stowey Conservation Area
The Nether Stowey Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1991. Inside the boundary are 28 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 24 Grade II). The most significant is Remains of Keep to Stowey Castle, 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.
- 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.
- Remains of Keep to Stowey CastleGrade I
- Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II*
- Coleridge's CottageGrade II*
- Gazebo and Attached Walling Bounding Grounds of Stowey CourtGrade II*
- 10, St Mary's StreetGrade II
- 18, Castle StreetGrade II
- 20, 22 and 24, Castle StreetGrade II
- 23, Lime StreetGrade II
- 28, Castle StreetGrade II
- 30, Castle StreetGrade II
- 34, Castle StreetGrade II
- 53 Castle StreetGrade II
- 9, St Mary's StreetGrade II
- Brook HouseGrade II
- Clock TowerGrade II
- Forecourt Walls and Garden Room to Stowey CourtGrade II
- No 7 and Attached Office to LeftGrade II
- Oakford House and Attached Wall to LeftGrade II
- Poole HouseGrade II
- Rose and CrownGrade II
- ScottsGrade II
- Socket of Churchyard Cross, In Churchyard 10 Metres South of South Porch, Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Stowey Cottages Stowey HouseGrade II
- Stowey CourtGrade II
Show all 28 listed buildings ↓All 28 listed buildings
- The Clock House Including Flats 1-6Grade II
- The Old HouseGrade II
- Toll House and Gate Piers to LeftGrade II
- XanaduGrade 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
WEBNether Stowey 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.