About the Gittisham Conservation Area
The Gittisham Conservation Area covers about 4.7 hectares and was designated by East Devon District Council in 1972. Inside the boundary are 26 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 24 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Michael, 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 MichaelGrade I
- Town Farmhouse Including Walls to Walled Garden to the SouthGrade II*
- 1 and 2 Beaumont CottagesGrade II
- 3 and 4 Beaumont CottagesGrade II
- Batts GarlandsGrade II
- Chest Tomb About 12 Metres East of the South Aisle of the Church of St MichaelGrade II
- ClysthayesGrade II
- Crabbs Cottage Including Barn Adjoining at the North EastGrade II
- Curlditch Including Walls of Walled Garden to the EastGrade II
- Drillers Part Drillers Sanders Cottage Webbers CottageGrade II
- Gittisham Off LicenceGrade II
- Gorse CottageGrade II
- Group of 3 Madge Chest Tombs and A Headstone Immediately East of the South Aisle of the Church of St MichaelGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk South West of the Post OfficeGrade II
- Kings CottageGrade II
- Lewis Cottage the Old BakeryGrade II
- Lower Lodge, Including Flint Walls at the Entrance to the Drive to Combe HouseGrade II
- Michell'sGrade II
- Outbuilding Immediately North East of CurlditchGrade II
- Pair of Headstones About 8 Metres South West of the Tower of the Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Parkers East Parkers West Parkers West and EastGrade II
- Riverside Riverside CottageGrade II
- Road Bridge Over the Stream South West of the Post OfficeGrade II
- Schoolhouse CottagesGrade II
Show all 26 listed buildings ↓All 26 listed buildings
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.