About the Trull Village Conservation Area
The Trull Village Conservation Area covers about 5.7 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1998. Inside the boundary are 10 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 9 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, 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 Trull Village 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 All SaintsGrade I
- Chantry CottageGrade II
- Cider House About 20 Metres North East of Trull Green FarmhouseGrade II
- Edward Berrie Chest Tomb in Churchyard, About 2 Metres South of Tower, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Gatchell Cottage Gatchell SpinneyGrade II
- King's Gatchell and Walls Enclosing Forecourt Continued As North Retaining Wall to GardenGrade II
- The Thatched CottageGrade II
- Trull Green Farmhouse and Wall Abutting South Gable End, Returned to North For About 50 MetresGrade II
- Trull War MemorialGrade II
- Village Stocks in Churchyard, About 25 Metres North West of Tower, Church of All SaintsGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBTrull Village 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.