About the South Tawton Conservation Area
The South Tawton Conservation Area covers about 2.9 hectares and was designated by Dartmoor National Park in 1973. Inside the boundary are 30 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 28 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Andrew, 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 South Tawton 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 AndrewGrade I
- Church HouseGrade II*
- 2 Adjacent Chest Tombs Approximately 2.5 Metres South of Aisle of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 2 Oades Headstones Approximately 15 Metres West of North Aisle of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 3 Adjacent Chest Tombs Approximately 1.5 Metres South East of Porch of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 3 Powlesland Headstones Approximately 9 Metres North of Aisle of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Ballis Chest Tomb Approximately 3 Metres South of Porch of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Blackhall Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Church View Cottage and Beggars RoostGrade II
- Coss Headstone Approximately 10 Metres North of Aisle of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Crosstree PlinthGrade II
- Damerel Headstone Approximately 5 Metres North of Tower of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Dey Headstone Approximately 18 Metres West of South Aisle of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Goss Chest Tomb Approximately 12 Metres North of Aisle of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Illegible Headstone Approximately 45 Metres North of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Lethbridge Headstone Approximately 8 Metres South of Aisle of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Long Headstone Approximately 15 Metres North West of North Aisle of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Lych Gate and Stile to Churchyard of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Melcland Chest Tomb Approximately 3 Metres North of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Oxenham Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres South of Aisle of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Park Cottage, Maltsters, Little Thatch and Rose CottageGrade II
- Row of 7 Headstones Approximately 4 Metres West of Tower of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Sarland Headstone Approximately 14 Metres North West of North Aisle of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Stracheye Headstone Approximately 15 Metres West of South Aisle of Church of St AndrewGrade II
Show all 30 listed buildings ↓All 30 listed buildings
- Tapp Headstone Approximately 3 Metres North of Aisle of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Tapper Headstone Approximately 13 Metres North of the Aisle of the Church of St AndrewGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- Town BartonGrade II
- Townsend Headstone Approximately 45 Metres North-West of North Aisle of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Tozer Headstone Approximately 3 Metres North of Aisle of Church of St AndrewGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBSouth Tawton 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.