About the DOWNTON Conservation Area
The DOWNTON Conservation Area covers about 62 hectares and was designated by Wiltshire Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 101 listed buildings (3 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 96 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Laurence, Grade I. 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 DOWNTON 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 LaurenceGrade I
- Manor HouseGrade I
- The Moot With Attached KitchenGrade I
- The CourthouseGrade II*
- The Downton Press the White HorseGrade II*
- 10, High StreetGrade II
- 11 and 13, High StreetGrade II
- 12 and 14, The BoroughGrade II
- 136, The BoroughGrade II
- 14, High StreetGrade II
- 18, Lode HillGrade II
- 20 and 20a, Lode HillGrade II
- 23 and 25, High StreetGrade II
- 27 and 29, High StreetGrade II
- 3 and 5, High StreetGrade II
- 31, The BoroughGrade II
- 32 and 34, High StreetGrade II
- 36-44, High StreetGrade II
- 36, The BoroughGrade II
- 38, The BoroughGrade II
- 39, 41 and 43, The BoroughGrade II
- 4, Slab LaneGrade II
- 40, The BoroughGrade II
- 46 and 48, The BoroughGrade II
Show all 101 listed buildings ↓All 101 listed buildings
- 50, The BoroughGrade II
- 7, High StreetGrade II
- 75, The BoroughGrade II
- 8 and 10, The BoroughGrade II
- 90 and 92, The BoroughGrade II
- 99 and 101, The BoroughGrade II
- Anvil Cottage and Cottage Adjoining to the NorthGrade II
- April CottageGrade II
- Avon HouseGrade II
- Baptist ChurchGrade II
- Barling Monument in the Churchyard About 4 Metres West of Baptist ChurchGrade II
- Barn and Attached Stable to South of Moot FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn and Cartshed to South East of Moot FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn in Garden to Rear of No 7Grade II
- Borough Cross in front of No 62 (The Goat), The BoroughGrade II
- Brown Monument in the Churchyard About 32 Metres West of Church of St LaurenceGrade II
- Chalkhill HouseGrade II
- Churchyard Boundary Wall Immediately North of Church of St Lawrence and South West of Manor HouseGrade II
- Churchyard Cross About 8 Metres South of Church of St LaurenceGrade II
- CobwebsGrade II
- Cottage Adjoining Vine Cottage on the SouthGrade II
- County BridgeGrade II
- Creel CottageGrade II
- CrosswaysGrade II
- CymbelineGrade II
- Downton Church of England (controlled) Primary SchoolGrade II
- Dragon HouseGrade II
- East MillGrade II
- Five Fanstone Monuments in the Churchyard Between 16 and 21 Metres South of the Church of St LaurenceGrade II
- Four Baily Monuments in the Churchyard Between 7 and 12 Metres South of the Church of St LaurenceGrade II
- Gate and Gate Piers to Gardens Opposite the MootGrade II
- Gate, Gate Piers and About 6 Metres of Wall to Either Side, To Front of the MootGrade II
- Gibbs Monument in the Churchyard About 6 Metres North of Church of St Laurence*Grade II
- Gibbs Monument in the Churchyard About 9 Metres North of Church of St LaurenceGrade II
- Granary at Parsonage FarmGrade II
- Hamilton HouseGrade II
- Harebell CottageGrade II
- Hill SideGrade II
- Hooper Monument in the Churchyard About 9 Metres North of Church of St LaurenceGrade II
- Jasmine CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, High StreetGrade II
- Lear and Shuckburgh Monuments in the Churchyard About 34 Metres West of Church of St LaurenceGrade II
- Leicester HouseGrade II
- Long Close HouseGrade II
- Lychgate and Attached Walling to South of Churchyard of Church of St LaurenceGrade II
- Manor CottageGrade II
- MeadowsideGrade II
- Minton CottageGrade II
- Radnor HouseGrade II
- Railed Enclosure in the Churchyard About 6 Metres West of Baptist ChurchGrade II
- Railings to Front of the Baptist ChurchGrade II
- RavenswoodGrade II
- River CottageGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Rossiter HouseGrade II
- SpringfieldGrade II
- Stables and Coach House at the MootGrade II
- Summerhouse at SpringfieldGrade II
- Taunton Monument in the Churchyard, About 3 Metres North of Baptist ChurchGrade II
- The Bull HotelGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The Kings ArmsGrade II
- The ManseGrade II
- The WarrenGrade II
- The Wooden SpoonGrade II
- Two Strading Monuments in the Churchyard About 13 Metres West of the Church of St LaurenceGrade II
- Vine CottageGrade II
- Vine CottageGrade II
- Waterside MillGrade II
- Well CottageGrade II
- Well HouseGrade II
- Wellesley CottageGrade II
- Whitmarsh Monument in the Churchyard About 34 Metres West of Church of St LaurenceGrade II
- Wick CottageGrade II
- WistariaGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
High StreetLode HillSlab Lane
The council’s appraisal
WEBDOWNTON 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.