About the BOWERCHALKE Conservation Area
The BOWERCHALKE Conservation Area covers about 8.6 hectares within Wiltshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 18 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 17 Grade II). The most significant is Church of Holy Trinity, Grade II*.
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 BOWERCHALKE 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 Holy TrinityGrade II*
- Barn About 100 Metres to North East of Knowle Farmhouse, With Attached Range of StablesGrade II
- Barn About 100 Metres to South West of Knowle FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn to East of Binghams FarmhouseGrade II
- Binghams FarmhouseGrade II
- BuddensGrade II
- Burrough Monument in the Churchyard About 5 Metres North of Church of Holy TrinityGrade II
- Granary at BinghamsGrade II
- Granary at Knowle FarmGrade II
- GreystonesGrade II
- Hayes BartonGrade II
- Laws FarmhouseGrade II
- Old Barn CottageGrade II
- Parham Monument in the Churchyard About 6 Metres South of Church of Holy TrinityGrade II
- The DurhamsGrade II
- The ForgeGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- Wake Robin CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBOWERCHALKE 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.