About the Alphington Conservation Area
The Alphington Conservation Area covers about 7.3 hectares and was designated by Exeter City Council in 1984. Inside the boundary are 24 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 23 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Michael, 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.
- Church of St MichaelGrade II*
- 1, Dawlish RoadGrade II
- 14, Chudleigh RoadGrade II
- 2-6, Chudleigh RoadGrade II
- 44-48, Church RoadGrade II
- 50 and 50a, Chudleigh RoadGrade II
- 50, Church RoadGrade II
- 52, Church RoadGrade II
- 54, Church RoadGrade II
- 6-16, Chapel RoadGrade II
- 72, Church RoadGrade II
- 87, Church RoadGrade II
- Aldens FarmhouseGrade II
- Alphington SchoolGrade II
- Alphington War Memorial CrossGrade II
- Boundary wall to the former RectoryGrade II
- CartwheelsGrade II
- Churchyard Wall of the Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Former Coaching Inn (admiral Vernon Public House), Including Cob Barn and Linhay to RearGrade II
- Garden Wall at No 1Grade II
- Rectory BarnGrade II
- Street Wall of No 85Grade II
- The Former RectoryGrade II
- The LodgeGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBAlphington Conservation Area AppraisalExeter City Council’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 Exeter City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.