About the Old Cleeve Conservation Area
The Old Cleeve Conservation Area covers about 6.7 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1990. Inside the boundary are 23 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 21 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Andrew, 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 Old Cleeve 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 AndrewGrade I
- Churchyard Cross, In Churchyard About 6 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St AndrewGrade II*
- 19Grade II
- 20 and 21Grade II
- 22Grade II
- 29, 30 and 31Grade II
- 35Grade II
- 9Grade II
- Corner CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk (no 40524)Grade II
- Little CleeveGrade II
- Melba CottageGrade II
- Old Cleeve Farmhouse, Railings, Dwarf Wall and Gate Fronting RoadGrade II
- Old Cleeve Post OfficeGrade II
- Pillar HouseGrade II
- South ViewGrade II
- TimbersGrade II
- Unidentified Chest Tomb, In Churchyard About 1 Metre West of Porch, Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Unidentified Chest Tomb, In Churchyard About 12 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Unidentified Chest Tomb, In Churchyard About 8 Metres South of Porch, Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Unknown Chest Tomb, In Churchyard About 10 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Wayside CottageGrade II
- WhitehallGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBOld Cleeve 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.