About the Manaton Conservation Area
The Manaton Conservation Area covers about 4.1 hectares and was designated by Dartmoor National Park in 1993. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 12 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Winifred, 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 Manaton 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 WinifredGrade I
- Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres East of Church of St WinifridGrade II
- Church CottageGrade II
- Church House SchoolGrade II
- Churchyard Cross Approximately 17 Metres South West of Church of St. WinifridGrade II
- Gateway Arch at Entrance to Drive South of VicarageGrade II
- Granite Arch Into Vicarage Grounds Approximately 3 Metres South East of Half Moon HouseGrade II
- Half Moon HouseGrade II
- Ivy CottageGrade II
- Ledger Stone Immediately Adjoining South of Chancel of Church of St WinifridGrade II
- Lych Gate and Flanking Walls East of Church of St Winifrid Lych-Gate and Flanking Walls East of Church of St. WinifredGrade II
- Manaton War MemorialGrade II
- Nosworthy Headstone Approximately 1 Metre South East of Church of St WinifridGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBManaton 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.