About the WOOTTON BASSETT Conservation Area
The WOOTTON BASSETT Conservation Area covers about 23 hectares and was designated by Wiltshire Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 46 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 44 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Bartholomew and All Saints, 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 St Bartholomew and All SaintsGrade II*
- Mr Bevirs's OfficeGrade II*
- 1, Wood StreetGrade II
- 10, High StreetGrade II
- 118, High StreetGrade II
- 137, High StreetGrade II
- 138, High StreetGrade II
- 139 and 139a, High StreetGrade II
- 145a, High StreetGrade II
- 146 and 146a, High StreetGrade II
- 147, High StreetGrade II
- 148, High StreetGrade II
- 149, High StreetGrade II
- 150, High StreetGrade II
- 156, High StreetGrade II
- 18 and 19, High StreetGrade II
- 26 and 26a, High StreetGrade II
- 27, High StreetGrade II
- 29, High StreetGrade II
- 32 and 32a, High StreetGrade II
- 34, High StreetGrade II
- 35, High StreetGrade II
- 36, High StreetGrade II
- 42, High StreetGrade II
Show all 46 listed buildings ↓All 46 listed buildings
- 52 and 52a, High StreetGrade II
- 56, High StreetGrade II
- 66, High StreetGrade II
- 8, High StreetGrade II
- Angel HotelGrade II
- Boundary Stone on North West Boundary of BoroughGrade II
- Butler Ledger in Raised Path 4 Metres West of South Porch Door, Church of St Bartholomew and All SaintsGrade II
- Cross Keys InnGrade II
- Dudley HouseGrade II
- Five Bells Public HouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Number 152, High StreetGrade II
- Little LilacsGrade II
- Old Court BarnGrade II
- Post OfficeGrade II
- Priory CottageGrade II
- Stafford HouseGrade II
- Stocks Below Town HallGrade II
- The CrownGrade II
- Town HallGrade II
- United Reformed ChapelGrade II
- Waggon and HorsesGrade II
- Waite Headstone in Raised Path 5 Metres West of South Porch Door, Church of St Bartholomew and All SaintsGrade 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
WEBWOOTTON BASSETT 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.