About the PURTON Conservation Area
The PURTON Conservation Area covers about 46 hectares and was designated by Wiltshire Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 41 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 39 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn PURTON 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 MaryGrade I
- College FarmhouseGrade II*
- 3, Church EndGrade II
- 88, 89 and 89a, High StreetGrade II
- Collins Lane GateGrade II
- Dore Monument in Churchyard, 35 Metres South East of South East Corner of South Aisle, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Francombe Monument in Churchyard, 37 Metres South East of South East Corner of South Aisle, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Franklin Monument in Churchyard, 53 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Garnary and Dovecote at Manor HouseGrade II
- Gateway to College FarmGrade II
- Granary, East of College Farmhouse and Against RoadGrade II
- Group of 16 Plummer and Large Monuments 12 Metres South West of South Porch, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Group of 4 Marman and Associated Monuments in Churchyard, 19 Metres South East of South East Corner of South Aisle, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Group of 6 Bathe Monuments 3 Metres East of East End, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Group of 7 Large Family Monuments, In Churchyard, 20 Metres South of South Trancept, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Group of Sadler Monuments, In Churchyard 12 Metres South of South Porch, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Group of Three Holliday and Associated Monuments in Churchyard, 17 Metres South of South Chapel, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Haskins Monument in Churchyard, 24 Metres South of South Porch, Church of St MaryGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Old Workmans InstituteGrade II
- Large Monument in Churchyard, 2 Metres East of South Trancept, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Manor HouseGrade II
- Maskeylne Monument in Churchyard Against South Trancept Wall, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Milestone Opposite Number 15 High StreetGrade II
- Outbuilding to North of, And Attached to, College FarmhouseGrade II
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- Prower Monument in Churchyard, 45 Metres South East of South East Corner of South Chapel, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Public LibraryGrade II
- Purton CourtGrade II
- Purton HouseGrade II
- Read Monument in Churchyard, 18 Metres South of South Trancept Wall, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Sanidfes Monument in Churchyard, 5 Metres South East of Corner of South Aisle, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Seymour Monument in Churchyard, 42 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Sheppard Monument in Churchyard, 7 Metres South of South Trancept Wall, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Tara HouseGrade II
- The Angel Public HouseGrade II
- The Butt HayGrade II
- The Maltster Public HouseGrade II
- The Milk HouseGrade II
- Tithe Barn at Manor HouseGrade II
- Warman Monument in Churchyard, 35 Metres South East of South East Corner of South Aisle, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Watts and Holliday Monuments in Churchyard, 11 Metres South of South Chapel, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Wrightson Monument in Churchyard, 42 Metres South East of South East Corner of South Chancel, Church of St MaryGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Church EndHigh Street
The council’s appraisal
WEBPURTON 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.