About the Street Conservation Area
The Street Conservation Area covers about 38 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 2008. Inside the boundary are 22 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 21 Grade II). The most significant is Church of the Holy Trinity, 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 the Holy TrinityGrade I
- 14 18 22 and 24, Somerton RoadGrade II
- 63-69, High StreetGrade II
- Cobden TerraceGrade II
- Crispin HallGrade II
- Friends Meeting HouseGrade II
- Gate Piers and Gates on Roadside at Driveway Entrance to Friends Meeting HouseGrade II
- Gazebo at Ngr St 4851 3558Grade II
- Goss HouseGrade II
- Greenbank Swimming PoolGrade II
- HazeldeneGrade II
- HindhaysGrade II
- Lawson TerraceGrade II
- Main Roadside Frontage to Clarks Factory, Clock Tower, 5 Bay Right Return and Water TowerGrade II
- Mullions HotelGrade II
- No 10 and Railed ForecourtGrade II
- No 46 and Forecourt WallGrade II
- Nos 48 and 48a With Forecourt WallGrade II
- Old Middle Leigh FarmhouseGrade II
- RingoldswayGrade II
- Vineyards and ReedsGrade II
- Wilfrid TerraceGrade 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
WEBStreet 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.