About the Stogumber Conservation Area
The Stogumber Conservation Area covers about 10 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 36 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 33 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade I.
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.
- Church of St MaryGrade I
- Barn at South Entrance to Churchyard, Church of St MaryGrade II*
- The Old VicarageGrade II*
- 4, High StreetGrade II
- 6, High StreetGrade II
- 6, Hill StreetGrade II
- Baptist Church, Railings Fronting Church and Hand Rails Flanking Steps to EntranceGrade II
- Barn, About 40 Metres South East of Hill FarmhouseGrade II
- Chandler HouseGrade II
- Churchyard Cross in Churchyard, About 15 Metres North North West of North Porch, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Cloud CottageGrade II
- Derby HouseGrade II
- Gates, Gatepiers and Railings Set in Dwarf Wall Fronting the Church of St MaryGrade II
- Haddon HouseGrade II
- HazeldeneGrade II
- Hill FarmhouseGrade II
- James BartonGrade II
- KingswayGrade II
- Mill HouseGrade II
- No 12 Including Wall BoxGrade II
- Numbers 7 and 9 (clouters Cottage)Grade II
- Old Way HouseGrade II
- Piers, Gate and Railings Set in Dwarf Wall Linking the Manse to Wick House and Fronting Baptist ChurchGrade II
- Swan House and Mounting Block Attached on West ElevationGrade II
Show all 36 listed buildings ↓All 36 listed buildings
- Sweeting and North Family Chest Tomb in Churchyard, About 10 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St MaryGrade II
- The AlmonryGrade II
- The Brewhouse, About 10 Metres South of the Old VicarageGrade II
- The Manor HouseGrade II
- The ManseGrade II
- The Post OfficeGrade II
- The White Horse InnGrade II
- Vellow Cottage and Shasta CottageGrade II
- Wick HouseGrade II
- WynesGrade II
- Zinch CottageGrade II
- Zinch HouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBStogumber 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.