About the Wellington Square Conservation Area
The Wellington Square Conservation Area covers about 32 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 40 listed buildings (4 Grade II*, 36 Grade II). The most significant is 2, THE AVENUE (See details for further address information), Grade II*. Part of the area lies in flood zone 2, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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.
- 2, THE AVENUE (See details for further address information)Grade II*
- Church of St AndrewGrade II*
- Statue of Queen AnneGrade II*
- The Kildare Lodge InnGrade II*
- 10-16, Friday StreetGrade II
- 11, Parks LaneGrade II
- 15, 17 and 19, Bampton StreetGrade II
- 16-22, Bampton StreetGrade II
- 16, SELBOURNE PLACE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 20, 22 and 24, The ParksGrade II
- 23 and 27, Bampton StreetGrade II
- 24-36, Bampton StreetGrade II
- 26, 28 and 30, The ParksGrade II
- 29 and 31, Bampton StreetGrade II
- 38-44, Bampton StreetGrade II
- 5, Bampton StreetGrade II
- 6, The ParksGrade II
- 8 and 10, The ParksGrade II
- 9, Bampton StreetGrade II
- Avenue Methodist Church and Attached Sunday School to North EastGrade II
- Bampton House and attached gate piers and gatewayGrade II
- Baptist ChurchGrade II
- Blake HouseGrade II
- Bryn-Y-Don CalicutGrade II
Show all 40 listed buildings ↓All 40 listed buildings
- Goods Shed to the North East of Railway StationGrade II
- Mentone Hotel and Attached Walls and GatepiersGrade II
- Midland BankGrade II
- Minehead HospitalGrade II
- National Westminster BankGrade II
- Nos 1 and 2 Including Outbuilding to the Left and Garden WallGrade II
- Nos 12, 14 and 16 and Attached Walls and GatepiersGrade II
- Offices to the Corner of the Parade and Bancks StreetGrade II
- Old Cross Base and ShaftGrade II
- Old DyehouseGrade II
- Railway StationGrade II
- Roman Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart, attached presbytery and cast-iron gatepiersGrade II
- St Anne's CottageGrade II
- The Haven, Southways and Market House CottageGrade II
- The Market HouseGrade II
- Walls, Gate Piers and Gates to the Church of St AndrewGrade 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
WEBWellington Square 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.