About the Axminster Conservation Area
The Axminster Conservation Area covers about 10 hectares and was designated by East Devon District Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 46 listed buildings (3 Grade II*, 43 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade II*. Part of the area lies in flood zone 2, 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 MaryGrade II*
- Oak HouseGrade II*
- Premises of G C BatemanGrade II*
- Archway BookshopGrade II
- Axminster SaleroomGrade II
- Belmont HouseGrade II
- Buckland HouseGrade II
- Castle Hill HouseGrade II
- Castle MountGrade II
- Cavalier Public HouseGrade II
- Conservative Club and Thomas Whitty HouseGrade II
- Coombe HouseGrade II
- Elson House and Home LeaGrade II
- George HotelGrade II
- Gloucester HouseGrade II
- Hey Hop HouseGrade II
- Ivy HouseGrade II
- Jubilee FountainGrade II
- Lyme HouseGrade II
- MaryknollGrade II
- Oak ViewGrade II
- Premises and R A and C Snell Estate AgentsGrade II
- Premises of Axe Vale Social ClubGrade II
- Premises of E Cubley and New Commercial HotelGrade II
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- Premises of Gribble Booth and Taylor, And Lynton HouseGrade II
- Premises of International Stores and King's BakeryGrade II
- Premises of M W Pike and Co, J O Llewelyn Ltd and GillsGrade II
- Premises of Matthews LtdGrade II
- Premises of Nss NewsagentGrade II
- Premises of Regward and Co LtdGrade II
- Premises of Surridge Dawson and Co LtdGrade II
- Premises of W G Potter and SonGrade II
- Regent Furniture ShowroomsGrade II
- Rest Harrow (clinic)Grade II
- Reynards and Black Dog CafeGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- The Laurels and Tanners CottageGrade II
- The Old Court HouseGrade II
- The Old Registry OfficeGrade II
- Tomb Chest by North East Gate of Churchyard of St Mary's ChurchGrade II
- Tower HouseGrade II
- United Reformed ChurchGrade II
- War Memorial in Churchyard North of St Mary's ChurchGrade II
- Westcoombe HouseGrade II
- Weston HouseGrade II
- Windsor TerraceGrade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from East Devon District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.