About the Odcombe Conservation Area
The Odcombe Conservation Area covers about 16 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1983. Inside the boundary are 32 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 31 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter and St Paul, 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 Odcombe 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 Peter and St PaulGrade II*
- 1, 2, 3 and 4 (the Old Post Office), And Front Boundary WallingGrade II
- 19, Lower OdcombeGrade II
- 20, 22, 24 and 26, Lower OdcombeGrade II
- 32a and LynnhavenGrade II
- 34, 36 and 38, Lower OdcombeGrade II
- 40, Lower OdcombeGrade II
- 5 and 7, Chapel HillGrade II
- AmorneGrade II
- Bank FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn About 15 Metres North West of Green MeadowsGrade II
- Barton FarmhouseGrade II
- Carlton HouseGrade II
- Donn Monument in Churchyard, About 4 Metres South South East of South Transept, Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Donne Lane HeadGrade II
- Gateway and North Boundary Wall to Odcombe RectoryGrade II
- Green MeadowsGrade II
- Group of 3 Monuments in Churchyard, About 7 Metres South West of Nave, Church of St Peter and St Paul`Grade II
- Kents CottageGrade II
- Leach Monument in Churchyard, About 4 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Little ThatchingsGrade II
- Manor Farm HouseGrade II
- Mason's Arms InnGrade II
- Odcombe RectoryGrade II
Show all 32 listed buildings ↓All 32 listed buildings
- Odcombe Voluntary Aided Primary School and Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- Old Dairy House, And Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- The FirsGrade II
- The PrioryGrade II
- Townsend and Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, About 2 Metres South East of South Transept, Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, About 6 Metres South South East of South Transept, Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Westover, And Front Boundary WallGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBOdcombe 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.