About the BERWICK ST JAMES Conservation Area
The BERWICK ST JAMES Conservation Area covers about 16 hectares within Wiltshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 12 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 11 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St James, Grade I. 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.
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 JamesGrade I
- Bean MillGrade II
- Berwick House and OutbuildingsGrade II
- Dairy HouseGrade II
- GodwinsGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Magna HouseGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Miles Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres South of Tower of Church of St JamesGrade II
- The Boot InnGrade II
- Three Powell Monuments in the Churchyard Between 6 and 10 Metres South East of Church of St JamesGrade II
- Warden Monument in the Churchyard About 15 Metres South of Tower of Church of St JamesGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBERWICK ST JAMES 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.