About the CHARLESTOWN Conservation Area
The CHARLESTOWN Conservation Area covers about 33 hectares and was designated by Cornwall Council in 1967. Inside the boundary are 53 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 51 Grade II). The most significant is Charlestown Harbour, comprising the inner dock and quays; outer basin and piers; eastern breakwater; and the eastern wall, Grade II*. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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.
- Charlestown Harbour, comprising the inner dock and quays; outer basin and piers; eastern breakwater; and the eastern wallGrade II*
- Wesleyan Chapel and Attached SchoolroomsGrade II*
- 1, Church LaneGrade II
- 10, Quay RoadGrade II
- 103, Charlestown RoadGrade II
- 105, Charlestown RoadGrade II
- 107 and 109, Charlestown RoadGrade II
- 111 and 113 Charlestown RoadGrade II
- 12 to 17, QUAY ROADGrade II
- 143, Charlestown RoadGrade II
- 151, Charlestown RoadGrade II
- 2 and 6, Duporth RoadGrade II
- 2, Quay RoadGrade II
- 21, Charlestown RoadGrade II
- 23 and 24, Quay RoadGrade II
- 25, Quay RoadGrade II
- 27, Quay RoadGrade II
- 3 and 4, Quay RoadGrade II
- 31-36, Duporth RoadGrade II
- 33, 34 and 35, Quay RoadGrade II
- 37 and 38, Duporth RoadGrade II
- 45 and 45a, Charlestown RoadGrade II
- 5, Quay RoadGrade II
- 51, CHARLESTOWN ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
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- 6, Quay RoadGrade II
- 62 and 64, Charlestown RoadGrade II
- 67, Charlestown RoadGrade II
- 69, Charlestown RoadGrade II
- 7, Quay RoadGrade II
- 70, Charlestown RoadGrade II
- 72 and 74, Charlestown RoadGrade II
- 76-80, Charlestown RoadGrade II
- 8 and 8a, Quay RoadGrade II
- 82, Charlestown RoadGrade II
- 9, Quay RoadGrade II
- 93-97, Charlestown RoadGrade II
- 99, Charlestown RoadGrade II
- Annas WorkshopGrade II
- Bay ViewGrade II
- Cask banksGrade II
- Chimney at Lovering's China Clay Dry, CharlestownGrade II
- Church of St PaulGrade II
- Former copper-ore storage floor and boundary wallsGrade II
- Former Granary at Sx 0362 5188Grade II
- Former Gun Shed and Attached Lime KilnsGrade II
- Former Smithy With Victorian Letterbox Right of Number 167Grade II
- Former Warehouse and Net LoftGrade II
- Polmear FarmhouseGrade II
- Rashleigh Arms HotelGrade II
- The BoatshedGrade II
- The Old WeighbridgeGrade II
- The Pier House Hotel, Harbourside Inn and Attached OutbuildingsGrade II
- Wall to Crinnis Cliff Gun BatteryGrade 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
PDFCHARLESTOWN 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.