About the AMESBURY Conservation Area
The AMESBURY Conservation Area covers about 66 hectares and was designated by Wiltshire Council in 1980. Inside the boundary are 42 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 7 Grade II*, 33 Grade II). The most significant is Amesbury Abbey, Grade I. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 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.
- 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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- StonehengeHouseholder works
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.
- Amesbury AbbeyGrade I
- Church of St Mary and St MelorGrade I
- Baluster Bridge and Gate PiersGrade II*
- Chinese TempleGrade II*
- Diana's HouseGrade II*
- Gate Piers and Gates to Amesbury Abbey, With Flanking WallsGrade II*
- Gate Piers to Lord's Walk, To Amesbury Abbey, With Flanking Estate Boundary WallsGrade II*
- Gay's Cave and DiamondGrade II*
- Kent HouseGrade II*
- 3, 5 and 7, High StreetGrade II
- 6, Salisbury StreetGrade II
- 9, 11 and 13, High StreetGrade II
- Amesbury War MemorialGrade II
- Antrobus ArmsGrade II
- Brady Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 4 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St MaryGrade II
- BramblesGrade II
- Comilla House Old Post OfficeGrade II
- Davaar Vine CottageGrade II
- Estate Boundary WallGrade II
- FairholmeGrade II
- Fairlawn HotelGrade II
- FlintstonesGrade II
- George HotelGrade II
- Grey BridgeGrade II
Show all 42 listed buildings ↓All 42 listed buildings
- Hicks and Whitehorn Monuments in Churchyard, Approximately 21 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Milestone in Churchyard WallGrade II
- Mills Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 29 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Old Grammar SchoolGrade II
- Ornamental Vase, West of West Facade of Amesbury AbbeyGrade II
- Pear Tree CottageGrade II
- Queensberry BridgeGrade II
- Sophia Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 26 Metres South of South Transept, Church of St MaryGrade II
- The Bell InnGrade II
- The Greyhound TavernGrade II
- The Kings ArmsGrade II
- The New InnGrade II
- Towsey Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 8 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Two Bloxham Monuments in Churchyard, Approximately 4 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Two Crocker Monuments in Churchyard Approximately 39 to 41 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Two Unidentified Monuments in Churchyard, Approximately 15 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Weir Bridge in Amesbury Abbey ParkGrade II
- Ye Olde ShoppeGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBAMESBURY 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.