About the SANCREED CHURCHTOWN Conservation Area
The SANCREED CHURCHTOWN Conservation Area covers about 2.8 hectares and was designated by Cornwall Council in 1990. Inside the boundary are 18 listed buildings (3 Grade II*, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Church of Saint Credan, 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 SANCREED CHURCHTOWN 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 CredanGrade II*
- Cross at Approximately 1 Metres South of Church of St CredanGrade II*
- Cross at Aproximately 10 Metres South of Church of St CredanGrade II*
- Baptistry Immediately North of Holy Well of St CredanGrade II
- Churchyard Walls Surrounding Old Churchyard of Church of St CredanGrade II
- Cross at Approximately 10 Metres West of South Aisle of Church of St CredanGrade II
- Cross at Approximately 25 Metres South East of Church of St CredanGrade II
- Gate-Piers West of Church of St CredanGrade II
- Gate-Piers, Stile, Steps, Gate and Railings, South of East End of Church of St CredanGrade II
- Glebe FarmhouseGrade II
- Headstone to Tg by Churchyard Wall South of Tower of Church of St CredanGrade II
- Holy Well of St CredanGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Opposite ChurchGrade II
- Marrack, Rowe and One Other Chest Tomb Near East End of South Aisle of Church of St CredanGrade II
- Mounting Block at Approximately 15 Metres South West of Church of St CredanGrade II
- Sancreed HouseGrade II
- Stile, Gate-Piers and Adjoining Walls at Approximately 35 Metres South East of Church of St CredanGrade II
- Stone Memorial Immediately West of Holy Well of St CredanGrade 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.