About the WESTWOOD Conservation Area
The WESTWOOD Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares and was designated by Wiltshire Council in 1978. Inside the boundary are 19 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 16 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn WESTWOOD 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 of St Mary the VirginGrade I
- Westwood ManorGrade I
- Greenhill House WesthillGrade II*
- 47, Lower WestwoodGrade II
- 48, Lower WestwoodGrade II
- 49, Lower WestwoodGrade II
- 79, Lower WestwoodGrade II
- 82, 83 and 84, Lower WestwoodGrade II
- 86, Lower WestwoodGrade II
- AshlersGrade II
- Barn at Westwood ManorGrade II
- Garden Walls, Gate Piers Amd Gate to Front of Greenhill HouseGrade II
- Group of Five Monuments in the Churchyard Between 4 and 7 Metres South East of Churhc of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Stable at Westwood ManorGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The New InnGrade II
- The Old MalthouseGrade II
- Three Monuments in the Churhcyard Between 1 and 4 Metres South of Chancel of Churhc of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Upper Westwood FarmhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWESTWOOD 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.