About the Widecombe-in-the-Moor Conservation Area
The Widecombe-in-the-Moor Conservation Area covers about 5.1 hectares and was designated by Dartmoor National Park in 1973. Inside the boundary are 11 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 9 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Pancras, 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 PancrasGrade I
- Church House Sexton's CottageGrade II*
- Base of Former Village Cross, About 10 Metres South of Church HouseGrade II
- Cross About 5 Metres South of South Transept of St Pancras ChurchGrade II
- Gate Piers and Quadrant Walls About 15 Metres West of the Vicarage, Together With Mounting Block 1 Metre South West of the South PierGrade II
- Lychgate and Boundary Wall on South West and South Sides of St Pancras ChurchyardGrade II
- New ParkGrade II
- Saxon Well, About 25 Metres West of the Vicarage Gate on the Opposite Side of the RoadGrade II
- The Old InnGrade II
- The VicarageGrade II
- Ye Olde Glebe HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWidecombe-in-the-Moor 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.