About the West Bagborough Conservation Area
The West Bagborough Conservation Area covers about 14 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1993. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings (3 Grade II*, 10 Grade II). The most significant is Bagborough House, Grade II*.
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 West Bagborough 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.
- Bagborough HouseGrade II*
- Church of St PancrasGrade II*
- Little CourtGrade II*
- Mary Cridland Chest Tomb, 2 Metres South of the Tower, Church of St PancrasGrade II
- Richard How Chest Tomb, 3 Metres West of Tower, Church of St PancrasGrade II
- Richards CottageGrade II
- Sundial, About 14 Metres South of Bagborough HouseGrade II
- The Stables, 5 Metres North of Bagborough HouseGrade II
- Unidentified Chest Tomb, 1.5 Metres South of Tower, Church of St PancrasGrade II
- Unidentified Chest Tomb, 2 Metres North of the Vestry, Church of St PancrasGrade II
- Unidentified Chest Tomb, 3 Metres West of Tower, Church of St PancrasGrade II
- Unidentified Chest Tomb, 4 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St PancrasGrade II
- West Bagborough war memorialGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWest Bagborough 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.