About the Ilsington Conservation Area
The Ilsington Conservation Area covers about 6.6 hectares and was designated by Dartmoor National Park in 2013. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Michael, Grade I.
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 Ilsington 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 St MichaelGrade I
- St Michael's CottageGrade II*
- Bound Headstone in St Michael's Churchyard, About 8 Metres South West of South PorchGrade II
- Cap of Chest Tomb in St Michael's Churchyard, About 1/2 Metre North of ChancelGrade II
- Capstone in St Michael's Churchyard, About 1/2 Metre North of North Chancel ChapelGrade II
- Carpenters Arms, Including Garden Wall on South SideGrade II
- Chest Tomb in St Michael's Churchyard, About 11 Metres South East of South East Corner of South TranseptGrade II
- Chest Tomb in St Michael's Churchyard, About 6 Metres East of South East Corner of ChancelGrade II
- Chest Tomb in St Michael's Churchyard, About 7 Metres SouthGrade II
- Chest Tomb in St Michael's Churchyard, About 9 Metres South of South West Corner of South TranseptGrade II
- Edward Ford Chest Tomb in St Michael's Churchyard, About 2 Metres North of ChancelGrade II
- Hart Chest Tomb in St Michael's Churchyard, About 7 Metres South East of South East Corner of ChancelGrade II
- Headstone in St Michael's Churchyard, About 9 Metres South of South East Corner of South TranseptGrade II
- Lychgate at West Entrance to St Michael's ChurchyardGrade II
- The SanctuaryGrade II
- Thomas Ford Chest Tomb in St Michael's Churchyard, About 40 Metres South of ChancelGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBIlsington Conservation Area AppraisalDartmoor National Park’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 Dartmoor National Park and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.