About the ORCHESTON Conservation Area
The ORCHESTON Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares within Wiltshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 23 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 21 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St George, 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 GeorgeGrade II*
- Church of St MaryGrade II*
- Barn at Drax HouseGrade II
- CozensGrade II
- Drax HouseGrade II
- Flood CottagesGrade II
- Flood CottagesGrade II
- Granary at CozensGrade II
- Green WillowsGrade II
- Hunter's MoonGrade II
- Margaret CottageGrade II
- Mills Monument in the Churchyard, About 3 Metres South of Nave of Church of St GeorgeGrade II
- Old RectoryGrade II
- Orcheston House and the Wing, Orcheston HouseGrade II
- QuaintonGrade II
- Stable Block at the RookeryGrade II
- The CrownGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The RookeryGrade II
- The StoresGrade II
- ThreepennybitGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard, About 0.5 Metre East of Chancel of Church of St GeorgeGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard, About 1 Metre South of Nave of Church of St GeorgeGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBORCHESTON 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.