About the Yeovil Conservation Area
The Yeovil Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares and was designated by Somerset Council in 1983. Inside the boundary are 68 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 65 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St John the Baptist, Grade I.
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 Yeovil 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 John the BaptistGrade I
- Church House With Integeral OrangeryGrade II*
- Hendford ManorGrade II*
- 1 and 2, Court AshGrade II
- 1 and 3, Princes StreetGrade II
- 1, HendfordGrade II
- 1, Penn HillGrade II
- 10, 11 and 12, Silver StreetGrade II
- 13, Silver StreetGrade II
- 14, Silver StreetGrade II
- 16, HendfordGrade II
- 1A and 1B, High StreetGrade II
- 2, Princes StreetGrade II
- 22, Princes StreetGrade II
- 23 and 25, Princes StreetGrade II
- 24 and 25, High StreetGrade II
- 27 and 29, Princes StreetGrade II
- 28, Market StreetGrade II
- 3 and 5, HendfordGrade II
- 31, Princes StreetGrade II
- 33-41, Princes StreetGrade II
- 40 and 42, Princes StreetGrade II
- 43-47, Princes StreetGrade II
- 44, Princes StreetGrade II
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- 46 and 48, Princes StreetGrade II
- 50 and 52, Princes StreetGrade II
- 54 Princes StreetGrade II
- 7, High StreetGrade II
- 8, High StreetGrade II
- 8a, High StreetGrade II
- 9, High StreetGrade II
- Flowers House With Adjacent Gate PiersGrade II
- Glenthorne House With the Entrance Gate Piers and Street Boundary WallGrade II
- Kings Arms Public HouseGrade II
- Manor HotelGrade II
- Manor Hotel, the former stable block 10m north west of hotelGrade II
- Mansion House with its entrance gate piers, 56-58 Princes Street including former No 60Grade II
- Mermaid HotelGrade II
- No 2 With Boundary Wall and Gate Piers, Gates and Railings to EastGrade II
- North East Boundary Wall, Gate and Gate Piers to Church HouseGrade II
- Nos 1 and 2, With the Iron Railings to Both Sides of the Access PathGrade II
- Nos 3 and 4, With Iron Railings to South Side of the Access PathGrade II
- Nos 5 and 6,With the Iron Railings to Both Sides of the Access PathGrade II
- Obelisk in the Churchyard of St John the BaptistGrade II
- Pall Tavern With Stables to RearGrade II
- Penn House With Retaining Wall and Stone Stairs to North-East of HouseGrade II
- Premises of Palmer Snell, Adjoining Nos 1 and 2 to the EastGrade II
- Section of East Boundary Wall to Penn Hill House, With Gate Piers 40 Metres East of HouseGrade II
- St Johns SchoolroomsGrade II
- The Baptist ChurchGrade II
- The Baptist Hall and SchoolroomsGrade II
- The Chantry, And Adjacent DoorwayGrade II
- The Church of the Holy TrinityGrade II
- The East Boundary Wall and Two Flights of Steps to the Churchyard of St John the BaptistGrade II
- The Hole in the Wall Public HouseGrade II
- The Newnam Memorial BlockGrade II
- The Old Police StationGrade II
- The Stable Block to Penn Hill House, 25 Metres North West of SameGrade II
- The Three Choughs HotelGrade II
- The Two Coach Houses to Church House 14 Metres East of SameGrade II
- The Wine VaultsGrade II
- The Yeovil First World War MemorialGrade II
- Town HouseGrade II
- Town House With Its Gate Piers and North Boundary WallGrade II
- Trinity HouseGrade II
- United Reformed ChurchGrade II
- Woborne's Almhouses With Its Boundary Walling 5 Metres to East and SouthGrade II
- Wyndham MuseumGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Princes StreetHigh StreetSilver StreetMarket StreetPenn Hill
The council’s appraisal
WEBYeovil 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.