About the SEMLEY Conservation Area
The SEMLEY Conservation Area covers about 9.5 hectares within Wiltshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings, all 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 SEMLEY 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 FarmhouseGrade II
- Church of St LeonardGrade II
- FriartonGrade II
- Guide Post Opposite North West Entrance to Churchyard of Church of St LeonardGrade II
- Hacker Monument in the Churchyard, About 11 Metres South of Church of St LeonardGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Parham Monument in the Churchyard, About 5 Metres West of Tower of Church of St LeonardGrade II
- Semley Baptist ChurchGrade II
- Semley School and SchoolhouseGrade II
- Semley War MemorialGrade II
- The Benett ArmsGrade II
- Village Pound Adjoining Tawny OwlsGrade II
- Walls and Railings With Gates, On North and West Sides of Churchyard of Church of St LeonardGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBSEMLEY 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.