About the CHERHILL Conservation Area
The CHERHILL Conservation Area covers about 20 hectares within Wiltshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St James, Grade II*. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below.
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.
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.
- CherhillHouseholder 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 JamesGrade II*
- 10, The StreetGrade II
- 5, Main RoadGrade II
- 9, Maiden LaneGrade II
- ChalkstonesGrade II
- Deep ThatchGrade II
- Elm Tree CottageGrade II
- Four Monuments in Churchyard to South of South Aisle of Church F St JamesGrade II
- J Neate Monument East of South East Angle of Chancel of Church of St JamesGrade II
- Jugglers CottageGrade II
- KozicotGrade II
- Lower FarmhouseGrade II
- The Black Horse InnGrade II
- The Manor HouseGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- Upper FarmhouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBCHERHILL 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.