About the Wincanton Conservation Area
The Wincanton Conservation Area covers about 26 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1988. Inside the boundary are 99 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 94 Grade II). The most significant is The Dogs, Grade I. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Wincanton 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.
- The DogsGrade I
- Balsam HouseGrade II*
- Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II*
- No 7 (priors House) and No 7a (dental Surgery)Grade II*
- White Horse HotelGrade II*
- 1 and 3, High StreetGrade II
- 1, Church StreetGrade II
- 10 Flingers Lane and Associated OutbuildingsGrade II
- 10, Market PlaceGrade II
- 10, North StreetGrade II
- 11, 13, 15 and 17, North StreetGrade II
- 11, Market PlaceGrade II
- 11, Mill StreetGrade II
- 12, High StreetGrade II
- 13, Market PlaceGrade II
- 14, High StreetGrade II
- 14, Mill StreetGrade II
- 15, Mill StreetGrade II
- 16 and 17, Market PlaceGrade II
- 16, High StreetGrade II
- 17 and 19, Mill StreetGrade II
- 17, High StreetGrade II
- 18, High StreetGrade II
- 19, High StreetGrade II
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- 2, High StreetGrade II
- 2, Mill StreetGrade II
- 20, Mill StreetGrade II
- 21 and 23, High StreetGrade II
- 22, High StreetGrade II
- 22, Mill StreetGrade II
- 24, High StreetGrade II
- 24, Mill StreetGrade II
- 25 and 27, Mill StreetGrade II
- 3 and 5, Church StreetGrade II
- 30 and 32, High StreetGrade II
- 4, Market PlaceGrade II
- 41, High StreetGrade II
- 46, High StreetGrade II
- 5, High StreetGrade II
- 53 and 55, High StreetGrade II
- 56 and 58, High StreetGrade II
- 57, High StreetGrade II
- 59, High StreetGrade II
- 6, High StreetGrade II
- 6, Mill StreetGrade II
- 69, High StreetGrade II
- 7 and 8, Market PlaceGrade II
- 7, High StreetGrade II
- 71, High StreetGrade II
- 8, High StreetGrade II
- 9, Market PlaceGrade II
- Albion HouseGrade II
- Arch Containing Spring and Washing PlaceGrade II
- Ash HouseGrade II
- Batch HouseGrade II
- BellfieldsGrade II
- Canton CafeGrade II
- Dial HouseGrade II
- Dolphin HotelGrade II
- East GateGrade II
- Entrance Gates and Return Railings to Western Corner of Cash's ParkGrade II
- Former Congregational ChurchGrade II
- Former Congregational Church Hall and RoomsGrade II
- Former Congregational Church Schoolrooms, And Boundary Railings 2 Metres South of ChurchGrade II
- Former Police StationGrade II
- Former Post OfficeGrade II
- Front Boundary Wall, Railings and Gate, 6 Metres East of St Audrey'sGrade II
- Jewell's HouseGrade II
- Midland BankGrade II
- No 18, With the Railings Attached to FrontGrade II
- No 23 (rockhill House), With Walls Enclosing Garden to North EastGrade II
- No 24a (thursday Cottage) Between Nos 22 and 24 Mill Street Thursday CottageGrade II
- No 5 (incorporating No 2 Church Street)Grade II
- Nos 1 and 2 Colyton Terrace, With Boundary Wall 8 Metres to SouthGrade II
- Old St AudreysGrade II
- Pine House, To Rear of No 26 High Street (not Listed)Grade II
- Priory of St Luke and St TeresaGrade II
- Red Lion Public HouseGrade II
- Rodber House With Gates Attached to South East CornerGrade II
- Roman Catholic Church and Presbytery of St Luke and St TeresaGrade II
- St Audrey'sGrade II
- The Bear InnGrade II
- The Churchyard Gates and Boundary Walls to North and West, Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- The Coachman's Cottage, 20 Metres South East of the DogsGrade II
- The Former Cottage 15 Metres South of the DogsGrade II
- The Garden House, 50 Metres East of Ireson House, And Flanking Brick WallGrade II
- The George InnGrade II
- The Nathaniel Ireson Monument, 4 Metres South East of Chancel, Churchyard of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- The Nog InnGrade II
- The Rectory, With the Boundary Wall 8 Metres to SouthGrade II
- The South Boundary Railings and Gates to Baptist Chapel, On South East Corner of No 6 Mill StreetGrade II
- The Stables Etc, 30 Metres East of Tout Hill HouseGrade II
- The Thomas Memorial, 22 Metres East of Chancel in Churchyard, Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- The Walling Enclosing Patio on South Side of Balsam HouseGrade II
- The West Boundary Wall and Entrance Gateway, 8 Metres Fron Tout Hill HouseGrade II
- Tout Hill HouseGrade II
- Town HallGrade II
- Uncle Tom's Cabin Public HouseGrade II
- Wincanton Post OfficeGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
High StreetMill StreetMarket PlaceChurch StreetNorth StreetOn South East Corner of No 6 Mill Street
The council’s appraisal
WEBWincanton 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.