About the St. David's Conservation Area
The St. David's Conservation Area covers about 39 hectares and was designated by Exeter City Council in 1993. Inside the boundary are 99 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 95 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St David, 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 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.
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.
- Church of St DavidGrade I
- Church of St Michael and All AngelsGrade I
- Exeter City War MemorialGrade II*
- Imperial HotelGrade II*
- 1-11, Elm Grove RoadGrade II
- 1-3, Queen's TerraceGrade II
- 1-8, Bystock Terrace and 36, Richmond RoadGrade II
- 1-9, Richmond RoadGrade II
- 1-9, Silver TerraceGrade II
- 1, Little SilverGrade II
- 1, Northernhay StreetGrade II
- 10-24, Richmond RoadGrade II
- 10, Queen's TerraceGrade II
- 11-15, Queen's TerraceGrade II
- 13-16 Free CottagesGrade II
- 13, Lower North StreetGrade II
- 14, Lower North StreetGrade II
- 15-17, Lower North StreetGrade II
- 17-20 Free CottagesGrade II
- 17, St Davids HillGrade II
- 19-27, New North RoadGrade II
- 2 and 3, Little SilverGrade II
- 2 K6 Telephone KiosksGrade II
- 2-7, Northernhay StreetGrade II
Show all 99 listed buildings ↓All 99 listed buildings
- 2, Northernhay SquareGrade II
- 2, St Davids HillGrade II
- 21-24 Free CottagesGrade II
- 25-28 Free CottagesGrade II
- 25, St Davids HillGrade II
- 26, 26a, 28 and 28a, St Davids Hill, ExeterGrade II
- 27, St Davids HillGrade II
- 28 and 29, Lower North StreetGrade II
- 28 and 29, New North RoadGrade II
- 29, St Davids HillGrade II
- 3-6, Northernhay PlaceGrade II
- 30-33, Lower North StreetGrade II
- 31, St Davids HillGrade II
- 33, St David's HillGrade II
- 35 and 37, St Davids HillGrade II
- 35, Lower North StreetGrade II
- 36 and 37, Lower North StreetGrade II
- 38, Lower North StreetGrade II
- 39, Lower North StreetGrade II
- 39, Northernhay StreetGrade II
- 4-9, Queen's TerraceGrade II
- 4, Little SilverGrade II
- 42, St Davids HillGrade II
- 44-53, Queen StreetGrade II
- 46, St Davids HillGrade II
- 48, St Davids HillGrade II
- 5 and 6, Iron BridgeGrade II
- 5-10, Little SilverGrade II
- 5-8 Free CottagesGrade II
- 50, St Davids HillGrade II
- 52 and 54 St David's HillGrade II
- 63 St David's HillGrade II
- 7-13, Russell TerraceGrade II
- 74, Queen StreetGrade II
- 8, Northernhay StreetGrade II
- 9 and 10, Bystock TerraceGrade II
- 9-12 Free CottagesGrade II
- 9-12, Lower North StreetGrade II
- 9-17, New North RoadGrade II
- Attwill's AlmshousesGrade II
- Boundary Wall of Imperial HotelGrade II
- Bury Meadow LodgeGrade II
- Catacomb in St Bartholomew's CemeteryGrade II
- Crown and Sceptre Public HouseGrade II
- Devonshire Volunteers MemorialGrade II
- Dinham HouseGrade II
- Entrance Gateway From Queen StreetGrade II
- Entrance Wing of Devon County Prison and Pedimented Wing to the RearGrade II
- Equestrian statue of General Redvers Buller, at Junction of Hele RoadGrade II
- Exeter Central StationGrade II
- Exeter DispensaryGrade II
- Fardel House LodgeGrade II
- Former Hele's SchoolGrade II
- Free CottagesGrade II
- Front Wall of Attwill's AlmshousesGrade II
- Gate Piers to Easton's Marble WorksGrade II
- Gateway in Grounds of No 45 (the Ivybank Chest Clinic)Grade II
- Gateway to Devon County PrisonGrade II
- Iron BridgeGrade II
- Jubilee Clock TowerGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside No 35Grade II
- Lodge at Queen Street EntranceGrade II
- Mount Dinham HouseGrade II
- No 42 Northernhay StreetGrade II
- North Causeway of BridgeGrade II
- Osborne HouseGrade II
- Prospect HouseGrade II
- School HouseGrade II
- St Anne's Well BreweryGrade II
- Statue of Lord IddesleighGrade II
- Statue of Sir John DinhamGrade II
- Statue of Sir Thomas Dyke AclandGrade II
- The DeerstalkerGrade II
- The Jolly Porter Public HouseGrade II
- Velwell VillasGrade 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
WEBSt. David's 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.