About the Quay Street Conservation Area
The Quay Street Conservation Area covers about 3.7 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 28 listed buildings, all Grade II. 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Quay Street 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.
- 19 and 21, Quay StreetGrade II
- 23, 25 and 27, Quay StreetGrade II
- 35, Quay StreetGrade II
- 37, 39 and 41, Quay StreetGrade II
- 43, Quay StreetGrade II
- 45 and 47, Quay StreetGrade II
- 49, Quay StreetGrade II
- 5, Quay StreetGrade II
- 51, Quay StreetGrade II
- 57 and 59, Quay StreetGrade II
- 7 and 7a, Quay StreetGrade II
- 9, Quay StreetGrade II
- Bay WindowsGrade II
- Bell VueGrade II
- Belle Vue and Attached Gatepiers and Wall to LeftGrade II
- Coastguard CottagesGrade II
- Gate Piers and Walls to Courtyard to North of the Old Ship AgroundGrade II
- Harbour CottageGrade II
- IthacaGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk at the HarbourGrade II
- Laurel HouseGrade II
- No 3 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Nos 11 and 11a and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Nos 15 and 15a and Attached Wall to the RightGrade II
Show all 28 listed buildings ↓All 28 listed buildings
- The Old Custom HouseGrade II
- The Old Ship Aground Public HouseGrade II
- The QuayGrade II
- Wyebourne HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBQuay Street 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.