About the WEST AMESBURY Conservation Area
The WEST AMESBURY Conservation Area covers about 35 hectares and was designated by Wiltshire Council in 1980. Inside the boundary are 8 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 7 Grade II). The most significant is West Amesbury House, Grade I. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below.
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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- StonehengeHouseholder works
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.
- West Amesbury HouseGrade I
- Garden Wall to Rear of West Amesbury HouseGrade II
- Garden Walls to North of West Amesbury HouseGrade II
- Gate Piers and Gates Opposite West Amesbury HouseGrade II
- Merion Cottage and Attached Cottage to East (the Chalkhouse Cottage)Grade II
- Moor HatchesGrade II
- Stables to West Amesbury HouseGrade II
- Wall Between Row of Cottages and West Amesbury HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWEST AMESBURY 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.