About the LUDGERSHALL Conservation Area
The LUDGERSHALL Conservation Area covers about 18 hectares and was designated by Wiltshire Council in 1981. Inside the boundary are 14 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 13 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St James, Grade I. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below.
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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- LudgershallHouseholder works
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 JamesGrade I
- 1 and 3, Castle StreetGrade II
- 15, 17 and 19, Castle StreetGrade II
- 27 Tidworth RoadGrade II
- Erskine HouseGrade II
- Ludgershall Cross and railingsGrade II
- Ludgershall War Memorial, surrounding wall and railingsGrade II
- No. 6 and Lynton, Butts StreetGrade II
- Queens Head Public HouseGrade II
- The Crown InnGrade II
- The Thatched CottageGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 13 Metres South of Tower, Church of St JamesGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 16 Metres South of South Porch, Church of St JamesGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 7 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of St JamesGrade 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
WEBLUDGERSHALL 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.