About the GERMOE Conservation Area
The GERMOE Conservation Area covers about 15 hectares and was designated by Cornwall Council in 1990. Inside the boundary are 17 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Church of Saint Germoe, 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 GERMOE 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 Saint GermoeGrade I
- St Germoe's ChairGrade I
- BosinneyGrade II
- Bridge, South of Church of Saint GermoeGrade II
- Carter Chest Tomb at Approximately 16 Metres South of Church of Saint GermoeGrade II
- Church CottageGrade II
- Earth Closet East of the CottageGrade II
- Gweal Booth (north of Gweal Drogoe)Grade II
- Hubbard Chest Tomb at Approximately 15 Metres South of Tower of Church of Saint GermoeGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Stile, Gate Piers and Gate South of Church of Saint GermoeGrade II
- Stile, Gate Piers and Gate, West of Church of Saint GermoeGrade II
- The Churchyard Walls at Church of Saint GermoeGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The Old Vicarage and Front Garden WallsGrade II
- Tyacke Chest Tomb at Approximately 10 Metres North East of Church of Saint GermoeGrade II
- Wash House East of BosinneyGrade II
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.