About the POLYPHANT Conservation Area
The POLYPHANT Conservation Area covers about 3.0 hectares and was designated by Cornwall Council in 1997. Inside the boundary are 10 listed buildings, all Grade II.
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 POLYPHANT 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.
- 1 2 3, Polyphant GreenGrade II
- Converted Stables of Manor HouseGrade II
- Coombe FarmhouseGrade II
- Darkes FarmhouseGrade II
- House 10 Metres to East of the Post OfficeGrade II
- House Directly to West of Site of Manor HouseGrade II
- JasmineGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk on Polyphant Green to North West of Combe FarmGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Woodland CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
PDFPOLYPHANT 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.