About the Puckington Conservation Area
The Puckington Conservation Area covers about 6.7 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1979. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 12 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Andrew, 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 Puckington 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 II*
- 685 and 686, Puckington VillageGrade II
- Bakers FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn Directly Adjacent to South West of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Gate Piers and Forecourt Walling to Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Manor Farm CottagesGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Manor HouseGrade II
- Monument to John Dowie in Churchyard About 3 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Partially Buried Monument in Churchyard About 3 Metres South West of Transept of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The Old Post HouseGrade II
- The Old School House and Attached Village HallGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBPuckington 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.