About the Heavitree Conservation Area
The Heavitree Conservation Area covers about 28 hectares and was designated by Exeter City Council in 1983. Inside the boundary are 37 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 36 Grade II). The most significant is Church of Saint Michael and All Angels, 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 Saint Michael and All AngelsGrade II*
- 1,2,3 and 3a, Heavitree ParkGrade II
- 104, Fore StreetGrade II
- 106, Fore StreetGrade II
- 108-112, Fore StreetGrade II
- 12, Fore StreetGrade II
- 122 and 124, 124a and 124b Fore StreetGrade II
- 13-17, Church StreetGrade II
- 2, Church StreetGrade II
- 2, Fore StreetGrade II
- 24, Fore StreetGrade II
- 26, Fore StreetGrade II
- 28, Fore StreetGrade II
- 30, East Wonford HillGrade II
- 32-38, East Wonford HillGrade II
- 35-41, Fore StreetGrade II
- 4 and 5, Heavitree ParkGrade II
- 4 and 6, Church StreetGrade II
- 4, Fore StreetGrade II
- 5, Church StreetGrade II
- 8 and 10, Church StreetGrade II
- 83, Fore StreetGrade II
- 89, Fore StreetGrade II
- 9 and 11, Church StreetGrade II
Show all 37 listed buildings ↓All 37 listed buildings
- Archway Between the 2 BlocksGrade II
- ChapelGrade II
- Church HouseGrade II
- Ducke's AlmhousesGrade II
- Heavitree Social CentreGrade II
- Livery Dole AlmhousesGrade II
- Royal Oak Public HouseGrade II
- The Horse and Groom Public HouseGrade II
- The LodgeGrade II
- The Ship and Pelican, Public HouseGrade II
- Wall of No 2Grade II
- Wall of RowancroftGrade II
- Wall of the Livery Dole AlmshousesGrade 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
WEBHeavitree 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.