About the North Curry Conservation Area
The North Curry Conservation Area covers about 15 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 40 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 37 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter and St Paul, 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.
- Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade I
- Churchyard Cross in Churchyard About 80 Metres South of Chancel Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II*
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II*
- 10, Queen SquareGrade II
- 21, Queen SquareGrade II
- 22, Queen SquareGrade II
- 3, Windmill HillGrade II
- 5, Queen SquareGrade II
- 6, Windmill HillGrade II
- 7 and 8, Stoke RoadGrade II
- 7, Queen SquareGrade II
- Barham CottageGrade II
- Barn and Cartshed About 10 Metres West of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Bournstream and Outbuilding Adjoining to WestGrade II
- Calmady HouseGrade II
- Church CottagesGrade II
- Crease Family Monument in Churchyard About 27 Metres South of Chancel Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- FlagstonesGrade II
- Fosse CottageGrade II
- Gwyon HouseGrade II
- Linden CottageGrade II
- Long's House and Outbuilding Abutting North and Abutting Wall Fronting Road With Lamp StandardGrade II
- Lych gate at south entrance to churchyard, Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Manor LodgeGrade II
Show all 40 listed buildings ↓All 40 listed buildings
- Methodist Church With Railings Abutting to NorthGrade II
- Middle HouseGrade II
- No 9 and Wall to WestGrade II
- Payne's FarmhouseGrade II
- Pocock Family Chest Tomb in Churchyard About 12 Metres South of Transept Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Stables and Wall Adjoining No 5 to SouthGrade II
- Stables at No 9Grade II
- The Manor House and Manor EndGrade II
- The Old Brewery and Outbuilding Adjoining to EastGrade II
- The Old ManseGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- The Queen's Jubilee MemorialGrade II
- The VicarageGrade II
- The WarrenGrade II
- Unidentified chest tomb in churchyard, about 30 metres south of chancel, Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- War MemorialGrade 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
WEBNorth Curry 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.