About the BISHOPS CANNINGS Conservation Area
The BISHOPS CANNINGS Conservation Area covers about 27 hectares and was designated by Wiltshire Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 21 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 19 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary the Virgin, 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.
- 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 Mary the VirginGrade I
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, 3 Metres South of Lady Chapel, Church of St MaryGrade II*
- Bishops Cannings War MemorialGrade II
- Blackwells FarmhouseGrade II
- Byways Church View Rose CottageGrade II
- Gate Piers and Gates to Lynes HouseGrade II
- Group of 5 Monuments in Churchyard, 10 to 18 Metres South West of South Aisle, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Group of 7 Monuments in Churchyard 4 to 7 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Lynes HouseGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Orchard CottageGrade II
- Skeate and Adjacent Monument in Churchyard South East of Lady Chapel, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Sunnyside CottageGrade II
- The Old School HouseGrade II
- Two Unidentified Monuments in Churchyard, 4 to 6 Metres South of Lady Chapel, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, 12 Metres South of Lady Chapel, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, 4 Metres West of West End, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, 5 Metres South of East End of ChancelGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, 6 Metres South of South Transept, Church of St MaryGrade II
- West End CottageGrade II
- White Gates and Annes Cottage, 3 Church WalkGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBISHOPS CANNINGS 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.