About the EASTON Conservation Area
The EASTON Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares within Wiltshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Dovecote 30m west of Easton House, 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 EASTON 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.
- Dovecote 30m west of Easton HouseGrade II*
- Easton HouseGrade II*
- Barn to East of Easton FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn to South of Easton Court FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn to South West of Easton Court FarmhouseGrade II
- Coach House at Easton HouseGrade II
- Easton Court FarmhouseGrade II
- Easton FarmhouseGrade II
- Number 15, EastonGrade II
- Number 6, EastonGrade II
- Number 9, EastonGrade II
- Numbers 10-13, EastonGrade II
- Outbuilding to West of Easton HouseGrade II
- Porch to Easton HouseGrade II
- Smithfield CottagesGrade II
- Sparrows BartonGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBEASTON 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.