About the Wedmore Conservation Area
The Wedmore Conservation Area covers about 24 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1991. Inside the boundary are 66 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 64 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Wedmore 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 MaryGrade I
- Churchyard Cross in Churchyard, 30 Metres East of East End, Church of St MaryGrade II*
- 1a, Church StreetGrade II
- Acacia CottageGrade II
- Allington House, Forecourt Wall and RailingsGrade II
- AvalonGrade II
- Barnards and Right Hand Bay of the BakeryGrade II
- Boundary Wall, Gates, Gate Piers and Railings to the Grounds of Manor Cottage, Middle Manor and South ManorGrade II
- Boundary Walling, Gate Piers and Gates to the GrangeGrade II
- BridgwoodGrade II
- Brook FarmhouseGrade II
- Chez Nous and Attached Shop to RightGrade II
- Church Villa and Forecourt RailingsGrade II
- Cobblers CottageGrade II
- Cottage Adjacent to East Side of the Sweet CottageGrade II
- FernsideGrade II
- Gate piers to Mulberry HouseGrade II
- Gates, Gate Piers and Short Section of Railing Adjacent to South End of Railings to HoldenhurstGrade II
- Glanville HouseGrade II
- Gogs House, Forecourt Railings, Gates and Gate PiersGrade II
- Gregory House WinscotGrade II
- Grotto and Garden Wall Approximately 20 Metres South of Frontage of HoldenhurstGrade II
- Hall FarmhouseGrade II
- Hill ViewGrade II
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- HoldenhurstGrade II
- House Adjacent to and East of Prospect VillaGrade II
- House Opposite George Hotel, Including Mounting BlockGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside the George Hotel, Church StreetGrade II
- Manor Cottage Middle Manor South ManorGrade II
- Market Cross and Railed EnclosureGrade II
- Methodist Church, Forecourt Wall, Gate Piers, Gates and Lamp OverthrowGrade II
- Monument to Savidge Family, In Churchyard Approximately 40 Metres North of the Chancel, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Mulberry HouseGrade II
- North ViewGrade II
- Porch HouseGrade II
- Post OfficeGrade II
- Poundhay HouseGrade II
- Prospect VillaGrade II
- Railings, Piers and Gates at South East Entrance to the Churchyard, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Railings, Piers, Gates and Lamp Overthrow at South West Entrance to Churchyard, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Rosemary CottageGrade II
- Rustic PorchGrade II
- Sedon the Sweet CottageGrade II
- Stable and Coach House Adjacent to Rear of HoldenhurstGrade II
- Summerhouse Adjacent to South East Corner of Frontage of HoldenhurstGrade II
- The BakeryGrade II
- The Borough Venture and Forecourt WallGrade II
- The Chalet and Forecourt RailingsGrade II
- The CloseGrade II
- The George HotelGrade II
- The Grange, Garden Wall and Garden RoomGrade II
- The HallGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard, 15 Metres South of South Chapel, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard, 18 Metres South of South Chapel, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard, 8 Metres North of North Aisle, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Wall, Railings, Gate Piers and Gate to HoldenhurstGrade II
- WarmansGrade II
- Wedmore Baptist ChurchGrade II
- Wedmore War MemorialGrade II
- West End FarmhousseGrade II
- West End HouseGrade II
- Westholme Farmhouse and WallGrade II
- Westovers and Attached WallGrade II
- WhitecroftGrade II
- Wisteria, Forecourt Wall, Gate and RailingsGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWedmore 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.