About the LEA Conservation Area
The LEA Conservation Area covers about 19 hectares within Wiltshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 6 listed buildings, all 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 LEA 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.
- Barn to the South of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Church of St GilesGrade II
- Four Monuments in the Churchyard, 2 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St GilesGrade II
- Hillbourn Monument in Th Churchyard, 7 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of St GilesGrade II
- Two Baker Monuments in the Churchyard, 1 Metre West of Tower, Church of St GilesGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard, 5 Metres South South East of Chancel, Church of St GilesGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBLEA 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.