About the BOX Conservation Area
The BOX Conservation Area covers about 27 hectares and was designated by Wiltshire Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 115 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 114 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Thomas A Becket, Grade I. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn BOX 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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- Box 1Householder works
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 Thomas A BecketGrade I
- 1, Chapel LaneGrade II
- 3-7, Market PlaceGrade II
- Amberley Cobden HouseGrade II
- Baker Monument in Churchyard About 7 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Barn to North West of the Manor HouseGrade II
- Bayly Monument in Churchyard About 9 Metres South of Lee Monument, South of Chancel of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Bear Cottages the Bear InnGrade II
- Belle VueGrade II
- Bowdler Monument in Churchyard About 16 Metres South of Gatepiers, South East of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Box and Ditteridge War MemorialGrade II
- Box HouseGrade II
- Box House CottageGrade II
- Box Primary School and School HouseGrade II
- Brown Monument in Churchyard About 12 Metres North of North East Angle of North East Chapel of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Bullock Monument in Churchyard About 9 Metres East of South East Angle of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- By Brook CulvertGrade II
- BywayGrade II
- Church Cottage SpringfieldGrade II
- Coleridge HouseGrade II
- DalebrookGrade II
- Elliot Monument in Churchyard About 16 Metres North of North East Buttress of Tower of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Entrance Gates, Piers and Flanking Walls to Box HouseGrade II
- Eyles Monument in Churchyard About 6 Metres South of South West Angle of Church of St ThomasGrade II
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- Ford Monument in Churchyard About 5 Metres South of Neat Monument, South South East of Chancel of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Frogmore HouseGrade II
- Gael Cottage and Cottage to WestGrade II
- Gale Monument in Churchyard About 8 Metres South of Lee Monument, South of Chancel of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Gate Piers and Wall to the HermitageGrade II
- Gatepiers at East Entry to Churchyard of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Gibbon Monument in Churchyard About 6 Metres South of South-East Angle of South Aisle of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Gisford Monument in Churchyard About 2 Metres East of North East Angle of Vestry, Of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Goodyer Monument in Churchyard About 1 Metre East of Mitchell Monument, South East of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- GreensleevesGrade II
- Head Monument in Churchyard About 3 Metres North of West Side of North Door of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Iddols Monument in Churchyard About 13 Metres North of North Aisle East Buttress of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Lamb Cottage Pye CornerGrade II
- Lamb HouseGrade II
- Lee Monument in Churchyard About 1 Metre South of Chancel South East Angle of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Ley CottageGrade II
- Little Monument in Churchyard About 1.5 Metres South of Bullock Monument East of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Mead House Mead ViewGrade II
- Mead House Strauchen Mead CottageGrade II
- Milestone on South Side Set in Garden Wall of LyndaleGrade II
- Mitchell Monument in Churchyard About 1 Metre West of Goodyer Monument South South East of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Mullins Monument in Churchyard About 1 Metre South of Baker Monument, South of Chancel of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Mullins Monument in Churchyard About 1.5 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Neat Monument in Churchyard About 1 Metre South of Mullins Monument East of Chancel of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- NetherbyGrade II
- Netherby CottageGrade II
- Oriel/ford Monument in Churchyard About 3 Metres South of Organ Chamber of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Parker Monument in Churchyard About 15 Metres North of North East Buttress of Tower of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Pear Tree CottageGrade II
- Pictor Monument in Churchyard About 1 Metre North of Strong Monument, North of North Door of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Pinchin Monument in Churchyard About 4 Metres South of Organ Chamber of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Ramsay Monument in Churchyard About 3 Metres North of North Aisle East Buttress of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Rogers Monument in Churhcyard About 8 Metres South of Organ Chamber of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Rookery NookGrade II
- Scrill Monument in Churchyard About 4 Metres South of South East Buttress of South Aisle of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Seymer Monument in Churchyard About 1 Metre West of Baker Monument South of Chancel of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Shell Monument in Churchyard About 6 Metres South of Bullock Monument South East of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Spring GroveGrade II
- Springfield HouseGrade II
- St Jude's CottageGrade II
- Stanley House Stoney StepsGrade II
- Strong Monument in Churchyard About 4 Metres North of East Side of North Door of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- The Blind HouseGrade II
- The Chequers InnGrade II
- The GlenGrade II
- The HermitageGrade II
- The Manor HouseGrade II
- The Old Dairy, Gate Piers, Wall and RailingsGrade II
- The Old Toll HouseGrade II
- The Poynder FountainGrade II
- The Queen's Head InnGrade II
- The RectoryGrade II
- The WildernessGrade II
- Townsend CottageGrade II
- Townsend HouseGrade II
- Unidentified Monument About 1 Metre East of North East Angle of Chancel of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 1 Metre North West of Baker Monument, South of Chancel of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 1 Metre South of Seymer Monument, South of Chancel of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 1 Metre West of Little Monument, South East of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 10 Metres South of Gatepiers East of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 11 Metres South of Neat Monument South South East of Chancel of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 13 Metres South of Gatepiers, East of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 13 Metres South of Neat Monument, South South East of Chancel of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 14 Metres South of Gatepiers, East of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 2 Metres East of East Window of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 2 Metres North West of Seymer Monument, South East of Organ Chamber of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 2 Metres South of Centre of South Aisle of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 2 Metres South of South East Angle of Aisle of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 2 Metres West of Lee Monument, Next Chancel South Wall of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 20 Metres South of Gatepiers, South East of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 3 Metres South of Gisford Monument, About 1 Metre East of Chancel of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 3 Metres South of Lee Monument, 4 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 3 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 3 Metres West South West of Lee Monument, South of Chancel of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 3 Metres West South West of Lee Monument, South of Chancel of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 4 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 4 Metres South of South East Angle of Aisle of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 5 Metres South of Organ Chamber of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 5 Metres South of South East Angle of South Aisle of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 5 Metres South of South West Angle of South Aisle of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 6 Metres South of Gatepiers, East of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 6 Metres South of Neat Monument, South South East of Chancel of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 6 Metres South of South East Buttress of South Aisle of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 7 Metres East of Chancel South East Angle of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 7 Metres South of South West Angle of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard in Churchyard About 3 Metres North North West of Baker Monument, South of Chancel of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Vezey Monument in Churchyard About 18 Metres South of Gatepiers, South East of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- W Bassett Monument in Churchyard About 2 Metres South of South Aisle Centre Buttress of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Weston Monument in Churchyard About 1.5 Metres Metres East of Mullins Monument East of Chancel of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Wiltshire Monument in Churchyard About 14 Metres North of North East Buttress of Tower of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Woodstock CottagesGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Chapel LaneMarket Place
The council’s appraisal
WEBBOX 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.