About the Staplegrove Road, Taunton Conservation Area
The Staplegrove Road, Taunton Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Summerhouse at Language Centre, 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.
- 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.
- Summerhouse at Language CentreGrade II*
- 29-47, Staplegrove RoadGrade II
- 64-70, Staplegrove RoadGrade II
- 72-80, Staplegrove RoadGrade II
- 82, 84 and 84a, Staplegrove RoadGrade II
- 86-90, Staplegrove RoadGrade II
- Elms ParadeGrade II
- Elms ParadeGrade II
- Gatepiers at Weir LodgeGrade II
- Service Box at Junction With Staplegrove RoadGrade II
- Swiss CottageGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- Weir HouseGrade II
- Weir LodgeGrade II
- Weirfield CottagesGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBStaplegrove Road, Taunton 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.