About the HILMARTON Conservation Area
The HILMARTON Conservation Area covers about 9.7 hectares within Wiltshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 26 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 25 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Laurence, 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.
- 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
- 20 and 21, Compton RoadGrade II
- 25 & 26, Compton RoadGrade II
- 30 and 31, Church RoadGrade II
- 33-35, Church RoadGrade II
- 39 and 40, Church RoadGrade II
- 41-44, Church RoadGrade II
- Brewery to Rear of the Duke InnGrade II
- Churchyard Gate to West of Church of St LaurenceGrade II
- Coach House at the Old VicarageGrade II
- Coach House to North West of the Duke InnGrade II
- Gate Piers to Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Hitchcock and Jefferys Monuments in Churchyard About 9 Metres South of South East Angle of Chancel of Church of St LaurenceGrade II
- Iles and Lawrence Monuments in Churchyard Flanking Path to South of Porch of Church of St LaurenceGrade II
- James Hunt Monument in Churchyard About 5 Metres West of North West Angle of Tower of Church of St LaurenceGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Primary SchoolGrade II
- Row of Four Lawrence Family Monuments in Churchyard About 10 Metres North East of Chancel of Church of St LaurenceGrade II
- The Duke InnGrade II
- The Old ForgeGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- The Poynder AlmshousesGrade II
- Three Monuments in Churchyard About 6 Metres South of Organ Chamber of Church of St LaurenceGrade II
- Two Monuments in Churchyard About 2 Metres South East of South East Angle of Chancel of Church of St LaurenceGrade II
Show all 26 listed buildings ↓All 26 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
WEBHILMARTON 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.