About the Winsham Conservation Area
The Winsham Conservation Area covers about 6.4 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1981. Inside the boundary are 21 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 19 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Stephen, 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 Winsham 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 StephenGrade II*
- LullingstoneGrade II*
- 17 and 19, Church StreetGrade II
- Abraham Monument in Churchyard, About 4 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St StephenGrade II
- Court FarmhouseGrade II
- Gapper and Bandle Monuments in Churchyard, About 8 Metres South of Chancel Door, Church of St StephenGrade II
- Group of Four Monuments in Churchyard, About 4 Metres South East of Vestry, Church of St StephenGrade II
- Long ThatchesGrade II
- Manor CottageGrade II
- Milestone in East Wall of Churchyard, About 4 Metres South of Lych Gate, Church of St StephenGrade II
- Mynydd MoelGrade II
- Old Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Stuckey Farm Hotel, And Front Boundary RailingsGrade II
- Stuckey's CottageGrade II
- The GeorgeGrade II
- The Old Kings ArmsGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, About 3 Metres North East of Chancel, Church of St StephenGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, About 8 Metres South West of Vestry, Church of St StephenGrade II
- Village Cross, About 5 Metres South East of the GeorgeGrade II
- Winsham and Cricket St Thomas War MemorialGrade II
- Winsham County Primary SchoolGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWinsham 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.