About the LOOE Conservation Area
The LOOE Conservation Area covers about 99 hectares and was designated by Cornwall Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 104 listed buildings (6 Grade II*, 98 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Nicholas, Grade II*. Part of the area lies in flood zone 2, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn LOOE 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 NicholasGrade II*
- LantauGrade II*
- The Fisherman's ArmsGrade II*
- The Golden Guinea RestaurantGrade II*
- The Old Guildhall (now Museum)Grade II*
- Ye Old Cottage Ye Olde CottageGrade II*
- 1 and 2, Bassett's CourtGrade II
- 1 and 2, North RoadGrade II
- 1-4, West Looe SquareGrade II
- 2, Lower StreetGrade II
- 3, Church StreetGrade II
- Alexandra CottageGrade II
- Andrew Thomas CameoGrade II
- Arch HouseGrade II
- Bake CottageGrade II
- Black Horse Agencies Looe BakeryGrade II
- Bridge Over East Looe River and Lamp StandardsGrade II
- BryherGrade II
- Chubb's HouseGrade II
- Church HouseGrade II
- Church of St MaryGrade II
- Chy An ColomGrade II
- Chymor Sun CottageGrade II
- Clifford CottageGrade II
Show all 104 listed buildings ↓All 104 listed buildings
- Coastguard Station Flats PeninhayGrade II
- Cobblers CottageGrade II
- Cobblers WayGrade II
- CobwallsGrade II
- Cornish Arms CottageGrade II
- Cosy CotGrade II
- DarloeGrade II
- Dorill Cottage Quay Way Sam SuppliesGrade II
- Edistone Port CottageGrade II
- Fairbank CottageGrade II
- Fenwick's OatsGrade II
- Former Butter MarketGrade II
- Former Warehouse, East LooeGrade II
- Grand Pas CottageGrade II
- Gregorys Looe NewesGrade II
- Gull's CottageGrade II
- HighburyGrade II
- HillsideGrade II
- HomeGrade II
- Islander CottageGrade II
- June Cottage May CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Adjacent to North Side of Watch Tower Studio and Former Lifeboat ShedGrade II
- Lerryn Cottage the GalleonGrade II
- Little GannetGrade II
- Lloyds Bank LimitedGrade II
- Looe War MemorialGrade II
- Market CottageGrade II
- Mrs Bartlett's CottageGrade II
- Old Malt HouseGrade II
- Orchard CottageGrade II
- Osborne HouseGrade II
- Pen BreaGrade II
- PenloreGrade II
- Petroc Ye Old Fisherman's CottageGrade II
- Piers and QuaysGrade II
- Pixie CottageGrade II
- PorlockGrade II
- PortibighamGrade II
- Premises Occupied by Grannie's Attic Premises Occupied by RumoursGrade II
- Premises Occupied by Village GossipGrade II
- Premises of Ae Ruddy and SonGrade II
- Quay Walls Including ViaductGrade II
- Rock A Bye CottageGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Rostallan Wenmouth CloseGrade II
- SherwoodGrade II
- Shop Premises Occupied by Dowling and BayGrade II
- Smuggler's Hotel Smuggler's RestaurantGrade II
- Smugglers Cottage Ye Old CottageGrade II
- Spinnaker TrevarrackGrade II
- St Mary's Cottage the BinnacleGrade II
- Surcouf Hotel and Restaurant Surfcoat Hotel and RestaurantGrade II
- The Cellar Wine Bar the LoftGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The CubbyholeGrade II
- The Flower Pot the Water RailGrade II
- The GaffGrade II
- The GuildhallGrade II
- The Jolly Sailor InnGrade II
- The Leather WorkshopGrade II
- The Old BarbicanGrade II
- The Old HouseGrade II
- The Old Salutation InnGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- The StudioGrade II
- Tiree TyrinaGrade II
- Tolva Tudor CottageGrade II
- Trellis CottageGrade II
- TrenwithGrade II
- Up the Creek CottageGrade II
- VerbenaGrade II
- Vine Cottage and Attached Coach HouseGrade II
- Warehouse Occupied by WeldmobileGrade II
- Watch Tower Studio and former Lifeboat Shed (Former Looe lifeboat house and watchtower)Grade II
- Weehouse Ye Old CottageGrade II
- Wessex CottageGrade II
- Westward CottageGrade II
- WilrenaGrade II
- Workshop Premises of H Hocking and SonsGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Bassett's CourtChurch StreetLower StreetNorth RoadWest Looe Square
The council’s appraisal
PDFLOOE 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.