About the FIGHELDEAN AND ABLINGTON Conservation Area
The FIGHELDEAN AND ABLINGTON Conservation Area covers about 14 hectares within Wiltshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 27 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 26 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Michael and All Angels, Grade II*. 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.
- 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 Michael and All AngelsGrade II*
- 270, AblingtonGrade II
- 275, AblingtonGrade II
- 277 and 279, AblingtonGrade II
- 280, AblingtonGrade II
- 281, AblingtonGrade II
- 282, AblingtonGrade II
- 288, AblingtonGrade II
- 289, AblingtonGrade II
- 294 and 295, AblingtonGrade II
- 300 and 302, Church LaneGrade II
- 493 and 494, Mill LaneGrade II
- Ablington FarmhouseGrade II
- Corner CottageGrade II
- Crescent CottageGrade II
- Figheldean HouseGrade II
- Figheldean War MemorialGrade II
- Friar's PardonGrade II
- Melrose HouseGrade II
- Nos 303 (Rosebank Cottage), 304 and 305 (April Cottage), Church LaneGrade II
- Peters Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 8 Metres North of North Aisle, Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Stable CottageGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The Old BakeryGrade II
Show all 27 listed buildings ↓All 27 listed buildings
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
WEBFIGHELDEAN AND ABLINGTON 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.