About the POTTERNE Conservation Area
The POTTERNE Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares and was designated by Wiltshire Council in 1981. Inside the boundary are 42 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 40 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, 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.
- 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 MaryGrade I
- Porch HouseGrade I
- 10, Duck StreetGrade II
- 23-25, High StreetGrade II
- 34, Court HillGrade II
- 4 and 5, High StreetGrade II
- 4, Whistley RoadGrade II
- 7 and 8, High StreetGrade II
- 9, High StreetGrade II
- Biggs Monument in Churchyard by South West Angle of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Box CottageGrade II
- Church HouseGrade II
- Churchyard Wall With Monuments at South East Angle of ChurchyardGrade II
- Coach House at No 3Grade II
- Courthill FarmhouseGrade II
- Courthill HouseGrade II
- Dole Stone in Churchyard About 5 Metres North West of North Porch of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Ford and Unidentified Monuments in Churchyard About 13 Metres North North West of North West Angle of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Gables Cottage the GablesGrade II
- Gate Piers and Gates at North West Entry to ChurchyardGrade II
- Glass and Unidentified Monuments in Churchyard About 2 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Glass Monument in Churchyard About 2 Metres North of Dole Stone, North West of North Porch of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Mary Glass Monument in Churchyard About 8 Metres North of North East Angle of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Packway HouseGrade II
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- Pilgrims CottageGrade II
- Potterne War MemorialGrade II
- Read Monument in Churchyard About 3 Metres North of Lye Monument, North of North Porvh of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Stable to Rear of Courthill HouseGrade II
- Stable to Rear of No 35 (the Crofts)Grade II
- The CroftsGrade II
- The George and DragonGrade II
- The Old King's ArmsGrade II
- The Post OfficeGrade II
- The VicarageGrade II
- Two Hampton Monuments in Churchyard About 15 Metres South of South Porch of St MaryGrade II
- Two Unidentified Monuments in Churchyard About 2 Metres East of South East Angle of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Two Unidentified Monuments in Churchyard About 6 Metres North East of North East Angle of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Vine CottageGrade II
- Wellhead in Garden of No 6 (porch House)Grade II
- Whistley Pump and Single Span Bridge to Immediately to the SouthGrade II
- White and Lye Monuments in Churchyard East of Path, About 5 Metres North of North Porch of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Yew Tree CottageGrade 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
WEBPOTTERNE 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.