About the TROWBRIDGE (NEWTOWN) Conservation Area
The TROWBRIDGE (NEWTOWN) Conservation Area covers about 25 hectares and was designated by Wiltshire Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 17 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 16 Grade II). The most significant is Church of the Holy Trinity, 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.
- 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 the Holy TrinityGrade II*
- 14-16, NewtownGrade II
- 17-21, NewtownGrade II
- 2 and 4, Waterworks RoadGrade II
- 22-26, NewtownGrade II
- 28, Stallard StreetGrade II
- 29-35, Stallard StreetGrade II
- 33-37, Wingfield RoadGrade II
- 39-54, NewtownGrade II
- County Junior SchoolGrade II
- Dwarf Wall and Gatepiers to South East and South West of Holy Trinity ChurchGrade II
- Garden Walls, Rails and Gatepiers to No 28Grade II
- Scout HallGrade II
- The Stallards Public HouseGrade II
- The VicarageGrade II
- Wall, Gatepiers and Gates to Wesley Road Methodist ChurchGrade II
- War Memorial to South of Holy Trinity ChurchGrade 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
WEBTROWBRIDGE (NEWTOWN) 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.