About the SOPWORTH Conservation Area
The SOPWORTH Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares and was designated by Wiltshire Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 20 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 19 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, 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 MaryGrade II*
- Barn to the South West of North End FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn to the West of Ivy House FarmhouseGrade II
- Carthouse to the West of Ivy House FarmhouseGrade II
- Cowbyres to the East of Ivy House FarmhouseGrade II
- Cowbyres to the South of North End FarmhouseGrade II
- Gatepiers to the South West of Sopworth Manor, White Leas and Glebe HouseGrade II
- Group of 5 Monuments in the Churchyard, 5 to 7 Metres South and South East of Chancel, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Harris and Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard, 1 to 3 Metres South West of Porch, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Ivy House FarmhouseGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- North End FarmhouseGrade II
- Old Manor HouseGrade II
- Outbuildings to the North West of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Sopworth Manor, White Leas and Glebe HouseGrade II
- Sopworth War MemorialGrade II
- Street FarmhouseGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard, 0.5 Metres South East of Porch, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard, 14 Metres South of Porch, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Yew Tree CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBSOPWORTH 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.