About the HOLT Conservation Area
The HOLT Conservation Area covers about 44 hectares and was designated by Wiltshire Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 47 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 45 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Katherine, 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.
- 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 KatherineGrade II*
- The CourtsGrade II*
- 125 and 127, The MidlandsGrade II
- 140, The MidlandsGrade II
- 17, Leigh RoadGrade II
- 18, Leigh RoadGrade II
- 272, The GravelGrade II
- 349, The StreetGrade II
- 56, 57, 58 and 59, Ham GreenGrade II
- 60 and 61, Ham GreenGrade II
- 64, Ham GreenGrade II
- 70, Ham GreenGrade II
- Avonview FarmhouseGrade II
- Beak HouseGrade II
- Berry CottageGrade II
- Bollards With Chains Enclosing Ham Green on All SidesGrade II
- Church Hall Adjoining Holt United Reform ChurchGrade II
- Column With Bust in Garden of the CourtsGrade II
- Devon CottageGrade II
- Elm CottageGrade II
- Forsters CottageGrade II
- Gaston FarmhouseGrade II
- Gate Piers and Gates in the Garden at the CourtsGrade II
- Ham Green CottageGrade II
Show all 47 listed buildings ↓All 47 listed buildings
- Ham Green HouseGrade II
- Ham HouseGrade II
- Hester and Turner Monuments in the Churchyard About 3.5 Metres West of Church of St KatherineGrade II
- Holt FarmhouseGrade II
- Holt HouseGrade II
- Holt War Memorial, WiltshireGrade II
- Monument in the Churchyard About 10 Metres North of Church of St KatherineGrade II
- No 366 (rose Cottage) With Attached Railings and GateGrade II
- No 67 (marlborough House) With Front Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Nos 384 and 385 (cranmore) With Front RailingsGrade II
- Offices of J and T BeavenGrade II
- Ostlers HouseGrade II
- Railed Enclosure in the Churchyard About 11 Metres North of Church of St KatherineGrade II
- Spa Pump at Factory of John Sawtell and CompanyGrade II
- St Katharine's Church War Memorial, HoltGrade II
- StarfieldGrade II
- Temple in the Garden at the CourtsGrade II
- The Old Ham Tree InnGrade II
- The Three LionsGrade II
- The Toll Gate InnGrade II
- ThurlesGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 1.5 Metres South of Church of St KatherineGrade II
- Unidentified Monuments in the Churchyard Between 2 and 6 Metres East of Vestry of Church of St KatherineGrade II
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
WEBHOLT 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.