About the POULSHOT Conservation Area
The POULSHOT Conservation Area covers about 61 hectares and was designated by Wiltshire Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 18 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 17 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter, Grade II*.
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 POULSHOT 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.
- Church of St PeterGrade II*
- 60, The GreenGrade II
- Banks Monument in Churchyard North of North East Angle of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Belle Vue FarmhouseGrade II
- BreastlandsGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Dukes FarmhouseGrade II
- Higher Green FarmhouseGrade II
- Lower GreenGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Manor House FarmhouseGrade II
- Midlle Green FarmhouseGrade II
- Outbuilding to North of Middle Green FarmhouseGrade II
- Stansfield CottageGrade II
- The Old FarmhouseGrade II
- The Raven InnGrade II
- Townsend FarmhouseGrade II
- Wattle CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBPOULSHOT 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.