About the Staplegrove Conservation Area
The Staplegrove Conservation Area covers about 5.4 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1998. Inside the boundary are 14 listed buildings, all 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 Staplegrove 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.
- Barn Adjoining Pomeroy's Farmhouse to the NorthGrade II
- Church of St John the EvangelistGrade II
- Gates and Gatepiers at Entrance to Staplegrove HouseGrade II
- John Haddon Chest Tomb, In Churchyard About Seven Metres South of Porch, Church of St John the EvangelistGrade II
- KibbysGrade II
- Norwood and Attached FarmbuildingsGrade II
- Pomeroy's FarmhouseGrade II
- Poole Family Chest Tomb in Churchyard, One Metre North of Nave, Church of St John the EvangelistGrade II
- Staplegrove HouseGrade II
- Steading HayGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- Unidentified Chest Tomb in Churchyard, Immediately South of Porch, Church of St John the EvangelistGrade II
- Unidentified Chest Tomb, In Churchyard Twelve Metres South of Porch, Church of St John the EvangelistGrade II
- Welsh Family Chest Tomb, In Churchyard About Twelve Metres South of Nave, Church of St John the EvangelistGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBStaplegrove 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.