About the BIDDESTONE Conservation Area
The BIDDESTONE Conservation Area covers about 35 hectares and was designated by Wiltshire Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 75 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 73 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Nicholas, 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 BIDDESTONE 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 NicholasGrade I
- The Manor House and BarnGrade II*
- 1 and 2, Slaughterford RoadGrade II
- 2, Harts LaneGrade II
- 3, Harts LaneGrade II
- 4 and 5, Harts LaneGrade II
- 6 and 7, The ButtsGrade II
- 7, Cuttle LaneGrade II
- 7, The GreenGrade II
- 8, Cuttle LaneGrade II
- 9, Cuttle LaneGrade II
- Allborn Tomb in the Churchyard, About 15 Metres South of West End of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Allborn Tomb in the Churchyard, About 19 Metres South of West End of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Barn About 20 Metres to North of Home FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn to North of Elm House FarmhouseGrade II
- Biddestone Baptist ChapelGrade II
- Chimes CottageGrade II
- Dovecote and Stable to South East of Manor HouseGrade II
- Edwards Tomb in the Churchyard, About 14 Metres South of Nave South East Angle of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Elm CottageGrade II
- Elm House Farmhouse Home PlaceGrade II
- Field FarmhouseGrade II
- Field FarmhouseGrade II
- Gable CottageGrade II
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- Garden Building to South of the CloseGrade II
- Garden CottageGrade II
- Gatepiers to Elm House FarmhouseGrade II
- Gazebo and Garden Wall to West of Manor HouseGrade II
- Gazebo at Pool FarmhouseGrade II
- Hawthorne Cottage and OutbuildingsGrade II
- Home Farmhouse and Attached Mathouse and BarnGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Lane HouseGrade II
- LindaleGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Mountjoy FarmhouseGrade II
- Outbuildings to North of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Outhouse 25 Metres to North of the Little HouseGrade II
- Pipers WaitGrade II
- Pool Farmhouse and Attached OutbuildingsGrade II
- Priest's House to East of Manor HouseGrade II
- Quoin CottageGrade II
- Saw Mill CottageGrade II
- School CottageGrade II
- Shepherds CottageGrade II
- Smithcombe HouseGrade II
- Stable About 6 Metres to North of Home FarmhouseGrade II
- Stonecrop SunnysideGrade II
- StonehavenGrade II
- The CloseGrade II
- The Coach HouseGrade II
- The Corner HouseGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The CroftGrade II
- The GreenGrade II
- The HolliesGrade II
- The Little House and OutbuildingsGrade II
- The MalthouseGrade II
- The Old BakehouseGrade II
- The Old ForgeGrade II
- The Old Wool HouseGrade II
- The White Horse InnGrade II
- Turnpike CottageGrade II
- Twitten BendGrade II
- Unidentified Tomb in the Churchyard 3 Metres East of South Porch of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Unidentified Tomb in the Churchyard About 5 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Unidentified Tomb in the Churchyard, At South West Angle of Churchyard of St NicholasGrade II
- War MemorialGrade II
- WellheadGrade II
- WestburyGrade II
- White Hart CottageGrade II
- Wickham CottageGrade II
- Willow CottageGrade II
- Willow House With Gate Piers and WallsGrade II
- Young Tomb in the Churchyard About 18 Metres South of West End of Church of St NicholasGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Cuttle LaneHarts LaneSlaughterford RoadThe Green
The council’s appraisal
WEBBIDDESTONE 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.