About the Oakhill Conservation Area
The Oakhill Conservation Area covers about 58 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1991. Inside the boundary are 24 listed buildings, all Grade II.
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 Oakhill 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.
- Archway at North-East Approach to Lower Lake, 175 Metres South of PondsmeadGrade II
- Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Coombe Cross and Pooh CornerGrade II
- Coombe House and Gate Piers of Forecourt WallsGrade II
- Dam Between Upper and Lower Lakes, 200 Metres South of PondsmeadGrade II
- DaronellGrade II
- Dean CottageGrade II
- Garage, 10 Metres North of Dean CottageGrade II
- Gate Piers and Walls, 100 Metres South-East of Front of Oakhill HouseGrade II
- Judd CottageGrade II
- Little Oakhill FarmhouseGrade II
- Lodge to PonsdmeadGrade II
- Oakhill and Ashwick War MemorialGrade II
- Oakhill CottageGrade II
- Oakhill HouseGrade II
- Oakhill LodgeGrade II
- Oakhill MaltingsGrade II
- Oakhill ManorGrade II
- Oakhill Methodist Church and Adjacent Gate Piers and Gate of Forecourt WallsGrade II
- PondsmeadGrade II
- Post OfficeGrade II
- Summerhouse and Adjoining Outbuilding, 15 Metres West of PondsmeadGrade II
- The Dower HouseGrade II
- Wall Running For 25 Metres Along Dye LaneGrade II
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.