About the COMPTON BASSETT Conservation Area
The COMPTON BASSETT Conservation Area covers about 180 hectares and was designated by Wiltshire Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 21 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 20 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Swithin, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn COMPTON BASSETT 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 St SwithinGrade I
- 14, 15 and 18, Compton BassettGrade II
- 42 and 43, Compton BassettGrade II
- 45, Compton BassettGrade II
- Alley CottageGrade II
- Barn at No 59 (alley Cottage)Grade II
- Compton FarmhouseGrade II
- Dugdale's HouseGrade II
- Group of Three Monuments About 6 Metres North of North Porch of Church of St SwithinGrade II
- Manor CottageGrade II
- Numbers 60 and 61 (pond Cottage)Grade II
- Rosemary CottageGrade II
- Stable West of No 59 (alley Cottage)Grade II
- Street FarmhouseGrade II
- T White Monument in Churchyard, About 4 Metres South of South East Angle of Chancel of Church of St SwithinGrade II
- ThatchGrade II
- The Manor HouseGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- Three Monuments in Churchyard to West of West Tower of Church of St SwithinGrade II
- War MemorialGrade II
- White's HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBCOMPTON BASSETT 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.