About the Shepton Mallet Conservation Area
The Shepton Mallet Conservation Area covers about 85 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 191 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 9 Grade II*, 181 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter and St Paul, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Shepton Mallet 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 I
- 8, Market PlaceGrade II*
- Anglo Trading EstateGrade II*
- Bowlish HouseGrade II*
- Charlton ViaductGrade II*
- Former Her Majesty's Prison Shepton MalletGrade II*
- Market CrossGrade II*
- Old Bowlish HouseGrade II*
- Park HouseGrade II*
- The former Tread-wheel House at HMP Shepton MalletGrade II*
- 1 and 2, Watts PlaceGrade II
- 1 and 3, Tipcote HillGrade II
- 1 and 3, Waterloo RoadGrade II
- 1-3, Forum LaneGrade II
- 1, Commercial RoadGrade II
- 1, High StreetGrade II
- 10, Draycott RoadGrade II
- 10, Great OstryGrade II
- 10, High StreetGrade II
- 10, Market PlaceGrade II
- 10, Paul StreetGrade II
- 11-17, Great OstryGrade II
- 11, Market PlaceGrade II
- 12, High StreetGrade II
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- 12, LongbridgeGrade II
- 12, Paul StreetGrade II
- 13 and 15, Town StreetGrade II
- 14 and 16, High StreetGrade II
- 14 and 16, Tipcote HillGrade II
- 14, Paul StreetGrade II
- 15 and 16, Coombe LaneGrade II
- 15, Forum LaneGrade II
- 15, High StreetGrade II
- 16, Paul StreetGrade II
- 17, High StreetGrade II
- 17, Town StreetGrade II
- 18 and 19, Leg SquareGrade II
- 18, High StreetGrade II
- 18, Paul StreetGrade II
- 18, Tipcote HillGrade II
- 19 and 21, Town StreetGrade II
- 19, Garston StreetGrade II
- 2 and 3, Brewery LaneGrade II
- 2-7, LongbridgeGrade II
- 2, Draycott RoadGrade II
- 2, High StreetGrade II
- 20 and 22, High StreetGrade II
- 20, Paul StreetGrade II
- 20, Tipcote HillGrade II
- 21 and 23, Commercial RoadGrade II
- 21, High StreetGrade II
- 22, Paul StreetGrade II
- 22, Tipcote HillGrade II
- 23, Draycott RoadGrade II
- 23, High StreetGrade II
- 24, 26 and 28, High StreetGrade II
- 24, Commercial RoadGrade II
- 25, High StreetGrade II
- 25, Town StreetGrade II
- 26-29, Coombe LaneGrade II
- 26, 26b and 27, Kilver StreetGrade II
- 26, DarshillGrade II
- 27, High StreetGrade II
- 27, Peter StreetGrade II
- 2a, Cats AshGrade II
- 3, Corn HillGrade II
- 30 and 31, Coombe LaneGrade II
- 32, High StreetGrade II
- 37, Garston StreetGrade II
- 4, Leg SquareGrade II
- 4, QuarrGrade II
- 4, Tipcote HillGrade II
- 44, Garston StreetGrade II
- 45 and 46, Garston StreetGrade II
- 47 and 48, Garston StreetGrade II
- 47, High StreetGrade II
- 49, Garston StreetGrade II
- 49, High StreetGrade II
- 5, Brewery LaneGrade II
- 5, Leg SquareGrade II
- 50, Garston StreetGrade II
- 50, High StreetGrade II
- 51, High StreetGrade II
- 53, Garston StreetGrade II
- 53, High StreetGrade II
- 55, High StreetGrade II
- 56, High StreetGrade II
- 57-59, Town LaneGrade II
- 57, High StreetGrade II
- 58-62, High StreetGrade II
- 59, High StreetGrade II
- 6 and 7, QuarrGrade II
- 6, Coombe LaneGrade II
- 6, High StreetGrade II
- 6, Leg SquareGrade II
- 60, Town LaneGrade II
- 61 and 63, High StreetGrade II
- 62, Cowl StreetGrade II
- 64, High StreetGrade II
- 67, Charlton RoadGrade II
- 7 and 9, Town StreetGrade II
- 73, Cowl StreetGrade II
- 8, High StreetGrade II
- 9-17, Waterloo RoadGrade II
- 9, Great OstryGrade II
- AlmshousesGrade II
- Ann Pitman Chest Tomb, In Churchyard 20 Metres South of South Aisle of the Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Arched Gateway to Former Rectory, 15 Metres West of Rear of No 25Grade II
- Assembly Room to Rear of No 7 High StreetGrade II
- Baptist ChapelGrade II
- Barren Down HouseGrade II
- Beech HouseGrade II
- Bell HotelGrade II
- Bowlish GrangeGrade II
- Bowlish Villa and Flanking Garden WallsGrade II
- Bridge Carrying Approach Road to CemeteryGrade II
- Bridge Over Lower LaneGrade II
- Chest Tomb, 10 Metres South of South Aisle of the Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- CleeversGrade II
- Coach House and Adjacent Gate Piers, 10 Metres East of Barren Down HouseGrade II
- Coach House, 30 Metres South of Barren Down HouseGrade II
- Coombe HouseGrade II
- Cornwall LodgeGrade II
- Crown InnGrade II
- Drinking FountainGrade II
- Foot Bridge Over River SheppeyGrade II
- Former Unitarian ChapelGrade II
- Gate Piers and Gates Adjacent to the Round HouseGrade II
- Gate Piers and Mounting Block, 5 Metres West of Facade of Bowlish HouseGrade II
- Gate Piers, 20 Metres South of Front of Old Grammar School HouseGrade II
- Gate Piers, 20 Metres West of Facade of Bowlish HouseGrade II
- Gates, Piers and Wall, 25 Metres to East of Front of Former Unitarian ChapelGrade II
- Ham ManorGrade II
- Ham MillGrade II
- Hill CottageGrade II
- Hillworth HouseGrade II
- Horseshoe InnGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, Commercial RoadGrade II
- Little BowlishGrade II
- Lloyds BankGrade II
- Longbridge HouseGrade II
- Lower MillsGrade II
- ManseGrade II
- Masonic HallGrade II
- Methodist ChapelGrade II
- Mill Building to Rear of Charlton BreweryGrade II
- Mortuary Chapel (church of England), CemeteryGrade II
- Mortuary Chapel (non-Conformist), CemeteryGrade II
- No 1 and Adjacent Gate Piers and Forecourt WallGrade II
- No 17 and Blinder WallGrade II
- No 27, And Adjacent Gate PiersGrade II
- No 4, Gate Piers, And Wall Adjoining Paul Street (st Pauls Junior School)Grade II
- No 45, Including North Bay of No 43Grade II
- No 51 and Adjoining Wall to EastGrade II
- No 62 and Section of Garden Wall to NorthGrade II
- No 65 and Carriageway EntranceGrade II
- No 9, House and ShopGrade II
- Nos 7-11, House and Carriage EntranceGrade II
- Old ManorGrade II
- Old Manor HouseGrade II
- Pair of Arched Gateways to Former Rectory Adjoining No 25 and Connecting WallGrade II
- Park Farm HouseGrade II
- Peter Street RoomsGrade II
- Post OfficeGrade II
- Red Lion HotelGrade II
- Sales HouseGrade II
- ShamblesGrade II
- Shepton Mallet War MemorialGrade II
- Stable Block Adjacent to Park HouseGrade II
- Strodes Almshouses and Adjoining Wall to Church LaneGrade II
- Strodes Almshouses and the Bread HouseGrade II
- Studfold CottageGrade II
- Summerhouse Ruins, 50 Metres From Facade of Sales HouseGrade II
- Terrace of Three Cottages Attached to Left of the Field InnGrade II
- Thatched Cottage RestaurantGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The Field InnGrade II
- The former Gatehouse and Perimeter Walls to Her Majesty's Prison Shepton MalletGrade II
- The HolliesGrade II
- The LawnGrade II
- The Old Grammar School HouseGrade II
- The PrioryGrade II
- The Round HouseGrade II
- The Wine Vaults, Public HouseGrade II
- Wall and Gate Piers of Park Farm House, 45 Metres Along Forum LaneGrade II
- Wall Enclosing Garden of Old Ham ManorGrade II
- Wall, 70 Metres Along Coombe Lane From North West Corner of Coombe HouseGrade II
- Waterloo BridgeGrade II
- WeirsideGrade II
- Whitstone HouseGrade II
- Woodlands FarmhouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
High StreetGarston StreetPaul StreetTipcote HillTown StreetCommercial RoadCoombe LaneLeg SquareDraycott RoadMarket PlaceBrewery LaneCowl Street
The council’s appraisal
WEBShepton Mallet 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.