About the BREAGE Conservation Area
The BREAGE Conservation Area covers about 20 hectares and was designated by Cornwall Council in 1978. Inside the boundary are 33 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 32 Grade II). The most significant is Church of Saint Breaca, 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 Saint BreacaGrade I
- 6, Vicarage RoadGrade II
- 9, Vicarage RoadGrade II
- Breage Methodist Church Including Courtyard Walls and Gate PiersGrade II
- Breage, Germoe and Godolphin War MemorialGrade II
- Building at Approximately 75 Metres West of Pellor House, Including Flanking WallsGrade II
- Burrell Headstone Approximately 15 Metres North East of Church St BreacaGrade II
- CalernaGrade II
- Carter and Matthews Headstones at Approximately 12 Metres North of West End of Church of St BreacaGrade II
- Carter Monument at Approximately 12 Metres North of North Transept of Church of St BreacaGrade II
- Chest Tomb at Approximately 17 Metres North East of Chancel of Church of St BreacaGrade II
- Chest Tombs at Approximately 1 Metre East of Chancel of Church of St BrecaGrade II
- Churchyard Walls at South and North Sides of the ChurchyardGrade II
- Cornish Monument at Approximately 4 Metres North of North Transept of Church of St BreacaGrade II
- Cross at Approximately 4 Metres South of Church of St BreacaGrade II
- Gate Piers, Gate and Steps Approximately 15 Metres South of Tower of Church of St BreacaGrade II
- Gate Piers, Steps and Gate at Approximately 80 Metres North North East of Church of St BreacaGrade II
- Headstone at Approximately 19 Metres North East of Church St BreacaGrade II
- Hubbard Headstone at Approximately 6 Metres North East of Chancel of Church of St BreacaGrade II
- Ivy Cottage and Front Garden WallGrade II
- Karinya and Front Garden Walls Treworlas House and Front Garden WallsGrade II
- Pellor House and Garden Walls Fronting the Road and Flanking the EntrancesGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- ShelseyGrade II
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- St Clair and Front Garden WallsGrade II
- St Hilary, Including Garden Walls to FrontGrade II
- Sunnyside, Including Garden Walls to FrontGrade II
- The Corner CottageGrade II
- The Old Bakery (star Corner)Grade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- The Queens Arms Public HouseGrade II
- The VicarageGrade II
- Thomis and Marshall Headstones at Approximately 4 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St BreacaGrade II
The council’s appraisal
PDFBREAGE Conservation Area AppraisalCornwall 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 Cornwall Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.