About the BISHOPSTROW Conservation Area
The BISHOPSTROW Conservation Area covers about 58 hectares and was designated by Wiltshire Council in 1988. Inside the boundary are 22 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 21 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Aldheim, Grade II*. 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 AldheimGrade II*
- 18-19, BishopstrowGrade II
- 20 and 21 BishopstrowGrade II
- 27Grade II
- Bishopstrow House HotelGrade II
- Bishopstrowe MillGrade II
- Bishopstrowe Mill HouseGrade II
- Boundary PostGrade II
- Bridge Over River in Grounds of Bishopstrow House, South of A36Grade II
- Eastleigh CourtGrade II
- Footbridge Over Mill RaceGrade II
- Garden Walls Enclosing Orchard in the Grounds of Bishopstrow House and the Coach HouseGrade II
- Glebe CottageGrade II
- Knapp FarmhouseGrade II
- Low Wall to Road Enclosing Grounds of Bishopstrow House South of A36Grade II
- Pump House With Boathouse in Grounds of Bishopstrow HouseGrade II
- Shirley HouseGrade II
- Summer House in Grounds of Bishopstrow HouseGrade II
- Temple in the Grounds of Bishopstrow HouseGrade II
- The Coach HouseGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- Tunnel Below A36 in the Grounds of Bishopstrow HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBISHOPSTROW 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.