About the STEEPLE ASHTON Conservation Area
The STEEPLE ASHTON Conservation Area covers about 28 hectares and was designated by Wiltshire Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 64 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 8 Grade II*, 55 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary the Virgin, 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 Mary the VirginGrade I
- 56-60 High StreetGrade II*
- Ashton HouseGrade II*
- Black Barn CottageGrade II*
- Granary at the Manor HouseGrade II*
- The Manor HouseGrade II*
- The Old ParsonageGrade II*
- The SanctuaryGrade II*
- Two Monuments in the Churchyard Between 11 and 13 Metres North of Tower of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II*
- 1-3, Church StreetGrade II
- 11, High StreetGrade II
- 12, High StreetGrade II
- 13 15, High StreetGrade II
- 15 17, Church StreetGrade II
- 16, The StrandGrade II
- 17, High StreetGrade II
- 18, The StrandGrade II
- 2 4, The StrandGrade II
- 2, Silver StreetGrade II
- 20 22, High StreetGrade II
- 29, High StreetGrade II
- 36, High StreetGrade II
- 38, High StreetGrade II
- 40, High StreetGrade II
Show all 64 listed buildings ↓All 64 listed buildings
- 43, High StreetGrade II
- 48, High StreetGrade II
- 50, High StreetGrade II
- 54, High StreetGrade II
- 6, The StrandGrade II
- Archway Into Garden on North Side of Ashton HouseGrade II
- Ball and Mitchell Monuments in the Churchyard Between 19 and 22 Metres North of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Barn at Manor FarmGrade II
- Barn at Number 46Grade II
- Barn With Horse Engine Shed at Manor FarmGrade II
- Bartletts FarmhouseGrade II
- Blind HouseGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Church HouseGrade II
- Church of England SchoolGrade II
- Church Street HouseGrade II
- Cruck CottageGrade II
- Front Walls and Gate Piers at the Manor HouseGrade II
- Gate Piers and Gates to South Entrance to Churchyard of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Granary at the Old ParsonageGrade II
- Home FarmhouseGrade II
- Mistletoe CottageGrade II
- Moorfield FarmhouseGrade II
- Old ChesilsGrade II
- Quince CottageGrade II
- Rose and Crown CottageGrade II
- Stables and Shelter Shed at Manor FarmGrade II
- Steeple Ashton Post OfficeGrade II
- Steeple Ashton War MemorialGrade II
- Sundial HouseGrade II
- The LodgeGrade II
- The Longs ArmsGrade II
- The Manor CottageGrade II
- The Market CrossGrade II
- The Old FarmhouseGrade II
- The Old FirsGrade II
- Thorn HouseGrade II
- Two Monuments in the Churchyard Between 3 and 7 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Tylers CottageGrade II
- Walls and Gate Piers to Right of Ashton HouseGrade 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
WEBSTEEPLE ASHTON 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.