About the LONG DEAN - FORD - SLAUGHTERFORD Conservation Area
The LONG DEAN - FORD - SLAUGHTERFORD Conservation Area covers about 254 hectares within Wiltshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 42 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 41 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Nicholas, 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 NicholasGrade II*
- Barn to North of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn to North West of Weavers Cottage and Poultry Farm CottageGrade II
- Barn to West of Pear Tree CottageGrade II
- Big ThatchGrade II
- Brook CottageGrade II
- Brookside CottageGrade II
- BybrookGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Church of St JohnGrade II
- Dovecote to West of Weavers Cottage and Poultry Farm CottageGrade II
- Duncombe Mill CottagesGrade II
- EndsleighGrade II
- Garden CottageGrade II
- High BankGrade II
- Ivy CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Long Dean CottagesGrade II
- Lowdells HouseGrade II
- Lower Long Dean MillGrade II
- Lychgate to Church of St JohnGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Mercombe FarmhouseGrade II
Show all 42 listed buildings ↓All 42 listed buildings
- Nut Tree CottagesGrade II
- Pear Tree CottageGrade II
- Poultry Farm Cottage Weavers CottageGrade II
- Privy to West of Lower Long Dean MillGrade II
- Rock CottageGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Rosewood CottageGrade II
- The BartonGrade II
- The BartonGrade II
- The BridgeGrade II
- The MalthouseGrade II
- The Old Brewery With Outbuildings and StackGrade II
- The Old Post OfficeGrade II
- The White Hart InnGrade II
- Upper Long Dean MillGrade II
- Virginia CottageGrade II
- Watersmeet FarmhouseGrade II
- Wellhead in Garden of Weavers CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBLONG DEAN - FORD - SLAUGHTERFORD 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.