About the Moretonhampstead Conservation Area
The Moretonhampstead Conservation Area covers about 7.7 hectares and was designated by Dartmoor National Park in 1973. Inside the boundary are 59 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 55 Grade II). The most significant is Almshouses, 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 Moretonhampstead 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.
- AlmshousesGrade I
- Church of St AndrewGrade I
- (pitt House) Including Stable Range Adjoining NorthGrade II*
- Mearsdon ManorGrade II*
- (cross Tree House) Including Area Railings in FrontGrade II
- (forder House) Including Outbuilding Immediately North EastGrade II
- (ponsford House) Including Front Area Railings to NorthGrade II
- 1 3 and 5, Ford StreetGrade II
- 1, Court StreetGrade II
- 10 and 12, Fore StreetGrade II
- 14 and 16, Fore StreetGrade II
- 17, Ford StreetGrade II
- 26, Cross StreetGrade II
- 26, Ford StreetGrade II
- 3, Court StreetGrade II
- 33, Ford StreetGrade II
- 35, Ford StreetGrade II
- 4, Fore StreetGrade II
- 5, Court StreetGrade II
- 7, Ford StreetGrade II
- 9, Lime StreetGrade II
- Beam CottageGrade II
- Bowring LibraryGrade II
- Charles and Sons Including Back Yard Wall Adjoining NorthGrade II
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- Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres South-West of Porch of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Cross Tree Cottage Including Front Area RailingsGrade II
- Dolphin HouseGrade II
- Former Coach House Adjoining North West of the RectoryGrade II
- Former Wesleyan ChapelGrade II
- Garden Walls Immediately East of No 31 (cross Tree House)Grade II
- Geneva CottageGrade II
- Granite Headstone Approximately 11 Metres South West of Tower of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Greenhill HouseGrade II
- Headstone Approximately 7 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Headstone Set Into Low Wall Approximately 20 Metres West of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Homelands Including Front Garden Area Railing Immediately NorthGrade II
- Ivy CottagesGrade II
- Moreton Hotel Including Area Railings to SouthGrade II
- Moretonhampstead War MemorialGrade II
- Muzle PatchGrade II
- N C SymonsGrade II
- No 31 and Arched DoorwayGrade II
- OllycotGrade II
- Outbuilding Immediately North of Greenhill HouseGrade II
- Outbuilding Immediately North of No 48 Pitt HouseGrade II
- Piggott ButcherGrade II
- Railings and Wall Adjoining South and West of No 48, Pitt HouseGrade II
- Railings Gates Gate Piers and Section of Boundary Wall on North Side of Burial Ground of Unitarian Chapel Including Lamp Standard to North EastGrade II
- Railings Immediately South of No 50, Forder HouseGrade II
- Slaughter House About 20 Metres South South West of No 45 (belgrave House)Grade II
- The ChimesGrade II
- The Gateway Tea RoomGrade II
- The Maltsters HouseGrade II
- The Rectory Including Forecourt Area Railings and GatesGrade II
- Tozer Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South-East of Porch of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Unitarian ChapelGrade II
- War memorial west of St Andrew's ChurchGrade II
- White Hart HotelGrade II
- White Horse InnGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Ford StreetCourt StreetFore StreetCross StreetLime Street
The council’s appraisal
WEBMoretonhampstead 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.