About the ASHLEY Conservation Area
The ASHLEY Conservation Area covers about 6.6 hectares within Wiltshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings, all Grade II. 2 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below.
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.
- AshleyHouseholder works
- Box 1Householder 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.
- Ailsa CraigGrade II
- Ashley Farm House and Front Piers and RailingsGrade II
- Ashley Grove Lower HouseGrade II
- Ashley LeighGrade II
- Ashley ManorGrade II
- Barn to North East of Ashley Farm HouseGrade II
- Gate, Piers and Railings to Ashley LeighGrade II
- Gatepiers to Ashley ManorGrade II
- Milestone Opposite Front Entrance of Ashley Farm HouseGrade II
- Spencer's FarmhouseGrade II
- The BartonGrade II
- The BartonGrade II
- The White CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBASHLEY 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.