About the Beer Conservation Area
The Beer Conservation Area covers about 20 hectares and was designated by East Devon District Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 21 listed buildings, all Grade II. 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.
- AlmshousesGrade II
- Barn Cottage Vine CottageGrade II
- Beer War Memorial Cross, including steps, railings and gate to frontGrade II
- Cemetery ChapelGrade II
- Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Conduit Head Immediately North East of Shepherd's CottageGrade II
- Conduit Head Opposite and West of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Congregational Hall White House CafeGrade II
- Diamond HouseGrade II
- Gibb's FarmhouseGrade II
- Gravel CottagesGrade II
- Gravel CottagesGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Dolphin HotelGrade II
- Primrose Cottage the Croft CottageGrade II
- Shepherd's CottageGrade II
- Starre Cottage Starre HouseGrade II
- Sunny NookGrade II
- The Cottage RestaurantGrade II
- The Dolphin HotelGrade II
- Virginia Cottages WaysideGrade II
- Wall and Gate Piers Immediately South of Starre House and CottageGrade 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.