About the PAUL CHURCHTOWN Conservation Area
The PAUL CHURCHTOWN Conservation Area covers about 4.5 hectares and was designated by Cornwall Council in 1990. Inside the boundary are 14 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 13 Grade II). The most significant is Church of Pol de Leon, Grade I. 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.
- Church of Pol de LeonGrade I
- 23, Mousehole LaneGrade II
- Churchyard WallGrade II
- Cross on Churchyard WallGrade II
- Hutchen's HouseGrade II
- King's Arms InnGrade II
- Little Greystones and GreystonesGrade II
- Pentreath CottageGrade II
- Scaddon VillaGrade II
- Stables Immediately North of Hutchen's HouseGrade II
- Stone Cross 100 Yards South East of ChurchGrade II
- The Retreat and Lynton CottageGrade II
- The VicarageGrade II
- Trungle HouseGrade 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.