CentralConservation Area

About the Central Conservation Area

The Central Conservation Area covers about 37 hectares and was designated by Exeter City Council in 1992. Inside the boundary are 202 listed buildings (16 Grade I, 33 Grade II*, 153 Grade II). The most significant is 10, Cathedral Close, Grade I. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 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.

Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.

Article 4 directions here

These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.

• 2023 Article 4 DirectionHouseholder works

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.

• 10, Cathedral CloseGrade I
• 5, Cathedral CloseGrade I
• 8,9 and 9a, Cathedral CloseGrade I
• Cathedral Church of St PeterGrade I
• Church of St MartinGrade I
• Church of St Mary StepsGrade I
• Gatehouse to Bishop's PalaceGrade I
• George's ChapelGrade I
• Mol's Coffee HouseGrade I
• Presentation of St Mary Convent SchoolGrade I
• Rougemont CastleGrade I
• St Mary Arches ChurchGrade I
• St Nicholas' PrioryGrade I
• The Bishop's PalaceGrade I
• The GuildhallGrade I
• The Law LibraryGrade I
• 1 and 2, Catherine StreetGrade II*
• 1, Upper Paul StreetGrade II*
• 15 and 15a, Cathedral CloseGrade II*
• 2, Cathedral CloseGrade II*
• 21, The MintGrade II*
• 225 and 226, High StreetGrade II*
• 227, High StreetGrade II*
• 3, Cathedral CloseGrade 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

Nearby conservation areas