About the TYWARDREATH Conservation Area
The TYWARDREATH Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares and was designated by Cornwall Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Andrew, 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.
- 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 AndrewGrade II*
- 1 and 2, Well StreetGrade II
- 10 and 12, Church StreetGrade II
- 15, Woodland AvenueGrade II
- 17, Woodland AvenueGrade II
- 3, Well StreetGrade II
- 9, Mount Bennett StreetGrade II
- Cross by East Gate of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Forecourt Wall North of Nos 10 and 12Grade II
- Newhouse FarmhouseGrade II
- Old National School and Attached StepsGrade II
- Telephone Kiosk in Front of Old Butter MarketGrade II
- The New Inn (that Part South of the Original Building)Grade II
- The New Inn (the Original Building)Grade II
- The VicarageGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
PDFTYWARDREATH 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.