About the POUGHILL Conservation Area
The POUGHILL Conservation Area covers about 18 hectares and was designated by Cornwall Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Olaf, 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 St OlafGrade I
- Church HouseGrade II*
- Burshill Cottage Easterly Cottage MandalayGrade II
- Burshill ManorGrade II
- Chest Tomb About 2 Metres North East of Church of St OlafGrade II
- Chest Tomb About 3 Metres South West of the Church of St OlafGrade II
- Dayman Chest Tombs About 3 Metres South of the Chancel of the Church of St OlafGrade II
- Harris Chest Tomb About 5 Metres South East of Porch of Church of St OlafGrade II
- Jose Chest Tomb About 1 Metre West of South Aisle of Church of St OlafGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, PoughillGrade II
- Mercer Chest Tomb About 1 Metre South of West Tower of Church of St OlafGrade II
- Outbuilding Immediately to the North East of PudnersGrade II
- Pair of Chest Tombs About 7 Metres South East of Porch of St OlafGrade II
- PudnersGrade II
- St Olaf's CottageGrade II
- The Thatched HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
PDFPOUGHILL 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.