About the Pitminster Conservation Area
The Pitminster Conservation Area covers about 4.1 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1988. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Andrew and St Mary, Grade I. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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 Andrew and St MaryGrade I
- Barn, Walls Enclosing Garden, And Outbuilding Abutting West End of Pitminster FarmhouseGrade II
- Coke Monument in Churchyard, About 5 Metres West of Tower, Church of St Andrew and St MaryGrade II
- Ivy Cottage and Cottage Adjoining to WestGrade II
- Lenan Family Monument in Churchyard, About 5 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St Andrew and St MaryGrade II
- North Family Monument in Churchyard, About 6 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Andrew and St MaryGrade II
- Pitminster FarmhouseGrade II
- Prowse Monument in Churchyard, About 7 Metres South of Tower, Church of St Andrew and St MaryGrade II
- Southwood Monument in Churchyard About 3 Metres South of South Porch, Church of St Andrew and St MaryGrade II
- The Vicarage With Former Coach House Adjoining on East FrontGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, About 16 Metres South of Tower, Church of St Andrew and St MaryGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, About 2 Metres South of South Porch, Church of St Andrew and St MaryGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, About 6 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St Andrew and St MaryGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, About 7 Metres North East of Lady Chapel, Church of St Andrew and St MaryGrade II
- Vibart Family Monument in Churchyard, About 6 1/2 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Andrew and St MaryGrade II
- Vibart Family Monument, In Churchyard About 3 1/2 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Andrew and St MaryGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBPitminster 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.