About the MONKTON FARLEIGH Conservation Area
The MONKTON FARLEIGH Conservation Area covers about 26 hectares and was designated by Wiltshire Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 28 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 25 Grade II). The most significant is Monkton Farleigh Manor, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn MONKTON FARLEIGH 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.
- Monkton Farleigh ManorGrade I
- Remains of the Refectory at Monkton Farleigh ManorGrade I
- Church of St PeterGrade II*
- 50, Monkton Farleigh VillageGrade II
- 58, Monkton Farleigh VillageGrade II
- 60, 61 and 62, Monkton Farleigh VillageGrade II
- 77, Monkton Farleigh VillageGrade II
- Balustraded Terrace and Steps at the ManorGrade II
- Barn at Manor FarmGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Clarke Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres East of Vestry of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Fern CottageGrade II
- Gate Piers and Flanking Walls at Entrance to the Manor HouseGrade II
- Gate Piers to Churchyard of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Hill FarmhouseGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Monks' ConduitGrade II
- Morford Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres North of Nave of Church of St PeterGrade II
- No 67 (cluny Cottage) and Post OfficeGrade II
- PetersfieldGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Shell CottageGrade II
- Stable to Rear of the ManorGrade II
- The Kings Arms InnGrade II
Show all 28 listed buildings ↓All 28 listed buildings
The council’s appraisal
WEBMONKTON FARLEIGH 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.