About the Tintinhull Conservation Area
The Tintinhull Conservation Area covers about 14 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1990. Inside the boundary are 45 listed buildings (3 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 41 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Margaret, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Tintinhull 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 MargaretGrade I
- Tintinhull CourtGrade I
- Tintinhull HouseGrade I
- The Dower HouseGrade II*
- 28 (littlehayes) and 30, Queen StreetGrade II
- 31 and 33, Queen StreetGrade II
- 32 and 34, Queen StreetGrade II
- 4, Queen StreetGrade II
- 9 and 11 (rosecott), Farm StreetGrade II
- Brown Monument in Churchyard About 6 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St MargaretGrade II
- Chambers Monument in Churchyard About 2.5 Metres East of Chancel and Two Flanking Headstones, Church of St MargaretGrade II
- Churchyard Cross in Churchyard About 6 Metres East South East of Chancel, Church of St MargaretGrade II
- College Farmhouse and Front Boundary WallGrade II
- Court Dairy HouseGrade II
- East Boundary Wall to Tininhull Court With Gateway and Return on North Side to ChurchyardGrade II
- East Gateway and East Boundary Wall, Churchyard of St MargaretGrade II
- East Side Boundary Wall, Gateway and Carriage Arch to the Dower HouseGrade II
- Francis HouseGrade II
- Francis Monument in Churchyard About 4 Metres South South East of Chancel, Church of St MargaretGrade II
- Front Boundary Wall About 4 Metres South of the Dower HouseGrade II
- Gateway Into Tintinhull Court in South East Corner and Associated East and South Boundary Walls, Churchyard of St MargaretGrade II
- Gentles FarmhouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Lamb Farmhouse and Pump One Metre North West of DoorwayGrade II
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- North and West Walls Enclosing Garden Immediately West of Tintinhull House (only Gate Piers Formerly Listed)Grade II
- Outbuilding About 2 Metres East of Lamb FarmhouseGrade II
- Outbuilding About 2 Metres South of Winters FarmhouseGrade II
- Outbuilding About 20 Metres North East of the Dower House and Attached Gateway Towards West CornerGrade II
- Outbuilding About 30 Metres South of Lamb FarmhouseGrade II
- Outbuilding About 5 Metres North of Walters FarmhouseGrade II
- Pair of Barns About 5 Metres South West of Lamb FarmhouseGrade II
- Penny Monument in Churchyard About 2 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St MargaretGrade II
- Plowmans CottageGrade II
- Poole Monument in Churchyard About 10 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St MargaretGrade II
- Priddle Monument in Churchyard About 5 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of St MargaretGrade II
- Queens Farmhouse and Front Boundary WallGrade II
- South Boundary Wall to Tintinhull House With Gateway East of HouseGrade II
- Stables and Other Outbuilidngs in Block About 5 Metres North East of Tintinhull HouseGrade II
- The Former 'stonyn' Door in Churchyard About 5 Metres South of Vestry, Church of St MargaretGrade II
- The Old BakeryGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 3 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St MargaretGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 8 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St MargaretGrade II
- Walters Farmhouse and Front Boundary WallGrade II
- Westfield CottageGrade II
- Winters FarmhouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Queen StreetFarm Street
The council’s appraisal
WEBTintinhull 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.