About the Meavy Conservation Area
The Meavy Conservation Area covers about 14 hectares and was designated by Dartmoor National Park in 2007. Inside the boundary are 20 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 18 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter, 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 PeterGrade I
- Meavy BartonGrade II*
- Barn Approximately 10 Metres to North-East of Meavy BartonGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres to South of South Transept of Church of St. PeterGrade II
- Farmbuilding Approximately 30 Metres to East of Meavy BartonGrade II
- Freeman Headstone Approximately 3.5 Metres to South-East of South Porch of Church of St. PeterGrade II
- Giles Headstone Approximately 2 Metres South-East of South Porch of Church of St. PeterGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Little CoombeGrade II
- Lych Gate and Flanking Walls Approximately 20 Metres to South of Church of St. PeterGrade II
- Mary Giles Headstone Approximately 3 Metres South-East of South Porch of Church of St. PeterGrade II
- Meavy HouseGrade II
- Meavy War MemorialGrade II
- Northmore Headstone Approximately 1 Metre to South of South Transept of Church of St. PeterGrade II
- Outbuilding Immediately to North of Meavy BartonGrade II
- Pearce Headstone Approximately 4 Metres to South-East of South Porch of Church of St. PeterGrade II
- Pig-Sties Immediately to South-South-East of Meavy BartonGrade II
- Royal Oak InnGrade II
- The Mill CottageGrade II
- Village CrossGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBMeavy 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.