About the GREAT SOMERFORD Conservation Area
The GREAT SOMERFORD Conservation Area covers about 53 hectares within Wiltshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 20 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 18 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter and Paul, 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.
- 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 Peter and PaulGrade I
- The Mount HouseGrade II*
- 1 and 2 Westerton Farm CottagesGrade II
- Barn on West Side to Rear of No 7 Paddock CloseGrade II
- BevisGrade II
- Brook FarmhouseGrade II
- Four Monuments in Churchyard to South West of Porch of Church of St Peter and PaulGrade II
- Gate Piers at Entry to ChurchyardGrade II
- Great Somerford War Memorial CrossGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Outbuilding to East of the Mount HouseGrade II
- SayerGrade II
- Stable at Brook FarmGrade II
- The CloseGrade II
- The Old MaltingsGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The Volunteer InnGrade II
- Two Monuments in Churchyard About 2 Metres South East of Rood Stair of Church of St Peter and PaulGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 2 Metres South of South East Angle of Chancel of Church of St Peter and PaulGrade II
- West Street FarmhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBGREAT SOMERFORD 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.