About the Westbury sub Mendip Conservation Area
The Westbury sub Mendip Conservation Area covers about 36 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1991. Inside the boundary are 19 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 18 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Lawrence, 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 Westbury sub Mendip 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 LawrenceGrade II*
- Ash Tree FarmhouseGrade II
- Boundary Wall Piers and Gates to Coombe Hay FarmhouseGrade II
- Box Bush VillaGrade II
- Coombe Hay FarmhouseGrade II
- Court House FarmhouseGrade II
- Crow Lane FarmhouseGrade II
- Drappel FarmhouseGrade II
- Hardwich Monument in Churchyard About 8 Metres South of Porch Church of St LawrenceGrade II
- Lodge Hill HouseGrade II
- NewlynGrade II
- Old Ditch FarmhouseGrade II
- Old Ditch Farmhouse and Forecourt WallGrade II
- Old InnGrade II
- Pair of Gate Piers Immediately East South East of Lodge Hill HouseGrade II
- The LodgeGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- Village CrossGrade II
- Westbury HouseGrade II
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.