About the ALDERTON Conservation Area
The ALDERTON Conservation Area covers about 14 hectares and was designated by Wiltshire Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 18 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 17 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Giles, 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 ALDERTON 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 GilesGrade II*
- Chez Nous and the PorchGrade II
- Church CottageGrade II
- Hughes FarmhouseGrade II
- John Kington Monument in Churchyard North of Porch of Church of St GilesGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- New Farm CottagesGrade II
- New FarmhouseGrade II
- Tg Monument in Churchyard to North of Tower of Church of St GilesGrade II
- The Forge HouseGrade II
- The Old BakehouseGrade II
- The Old School HouseGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- Townfield CottagesGrade II
- Townfield Farmhouse and Attached BarnGrade II
- Two Unidentified Monuments in Churchyard About 1 Metre West of West End of Church of St GilesGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 7 Metres North East of Tower of Church of St GilesGrade II
- Yew Tree Cottage and New Farm CottagesGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBALDERTON Conservation Area AppraisalWiltshire 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 Wiltshire Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.