About the Combpyne Rousdon (Rousdon Estate) Conservation Area
The Combpyne Rousdon (Rousdon Estate) Conservation Area covers about 85 hectares and was designated by East Devon District Council in 2000. Inside the boundary are 8 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 6 Grade II). The most significant is Rousdon including former stables adjoining west and forecourt area wall and gate piers to north, Grade II*.
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.
- Rousdon including former stables adjoining west and forecourt area wall and gate piers to northGrade II*
- St Pancras (former Church of St Pancras)Grade II*
- 1 and 2, Old Home FarmGrade II
- East Lodges at RousdonGrade II
- Kitchen garden walls and lodge to north-west, west-south-west of RousdonGrade II
- North Lodge and gate piers at RousdonGrade II
- Smithy immediately north of former Home Farm, north-west of RousdonGrade II
- West Lodges at RousdonGrade 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.