About the St Leonards Conservation Area
The St Leonards Conservation Area covers about 80 hectares and was designated by Exeter City Council in 1968. Inside the boundary are 86 listed buildings (6 Grade II*, 80 Grade II). The most significant is 12 and 14, Magdalen Road, Grade II*. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below.
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.
- 12 and 14, Magdalen RoadGrade II*
- 151-155, Magdalen RoadGrade II*
- 34-40, Wonford RoadGrade II*
- BellairGrade II*
- Devon County HallGrade II*
- Old MatfordGrade II*
- 1 and 3, Victoria Park RoadGrade II
- 1-2, Lyndhurst RoadGrade II
- 1-3, Claremont GroveGrade II
- 1-3, Manston TerraceGrade II
- 1-4, St Leonard's PlaceGrade II
- 1-5, Mount Radford CrescentGrade II
- 1-6, The QuadrantGrade II
- 1, 4 and 6-12 Baring CrescentGrade II
- 10, Lyndhurst RoadGrade II
- 10, St Leonard's RoadGrade II
- 11, Lyndhurst RoadGrade II
- 12 and 13, Lyndhurst RoadGrade II
- 13 and 15, Victoria Park RoadGrade II
- 13 and 15, Wonford RoadGrade II
- 13, St Leonard's RoadGrade II
- 138 and 140, Heavitree RoadGrade II
- 143, Magdalen RoadGrade II
- 145, Magdalen RoadGrade II
Show all 86 listed buildings ↓All 86 listed buildings
- 147, Magdalen RoadGrade II
- 149, Magdalen RoadGrade II
- 15 and 17, St Leonard's RoadGrade II
- 157 and 159, Magdalen RoadGrade II
- 16, Magdalen RoadGrade II
- 17 and 19, Victoria Park RoadGrade II
- 18, St Leonard's RoadGrade II
- 2 and 4, St Leonard's RoadGrade II
- 20 and 22 St Leonard's RoadGrade II
- 20, Magdalen RoadGrade II
- 21 and 23, St Leonard's RoadGrade II
- 23, Victoria Park RoadGrade II
- 24, St Leonard's RoadGrade II
- 25, St Leonard's RoadGrade II
- 26 St Leonard's RoadGrade II
- 28, St Leonard's RoadGrade II
- 3 and 4, Lyndhurst RoadGrade II
- 3 and 5, Wonford RoadGrade II
- 3-9, St Leonard's RoadGrade II
- 30 and 32 Wonford Road, ExeterGrade II
- 30, St Leonard's RoadGrade II
- 36, St Leonard's RoadGrade II
- 4, Manston TerraceGrade II
- 40, Magdalen RoadGrade II
- 40, St Leonard's RoadGrade II
- 5 and 7, Victoria Park RoadGrade II
- 5-6, Lyndhurst RoadGrade II
- 52, St Leonard's RoadGrade II
- 54 and 54a, St Leonard's RoadGrade II
- 56, St Leonard's RoadGrade II
- 57-67, Marlborough RoadGrade II
- 58 and 60, St Leonard's RoadGrade II
- 58-66, Wonford RoadGrade II
- 6, Magdalen RoadGrade II
- 6, St Leonard's RoadGrade II
- 7, Lyndhurst RoadGrade II
- 7, Wonford RoadGrade II
- 78, Magdalen RoadGrade II
- 8, Lyndhurst RoadGrade II
- 9 and 11, Victoria Park RoadGrade II
- 9, Lyndhurst RoadGrade II
- Acland HouseGrade II
- Chapel of Exeter Grammar SchoolGrade II
- Ernsborough CourtGrade II
- Exeter Grammar SchoolGrade II
- Front Wall of No 147Grade II
- Garden Walls of Nos 64 and 66Grade II
- Gatepiers of Nos 12 and 14Grade II
- Lodge of Claremont GroveGrade II
- Magdalen AlmshousesGrade II
- Magdalen AlmshousesGrade II
- Martyrs' MemorialGrade II
- Matford HouseGrade II
- Midway TerraceGrade II
- Mulberry HouseGrade II
- Nos. 161 and 163 Magdalen RoadGrade II
- Penleonard PlaceGrade II
- Racquets Court Immediately Nne of Matford LodgeGrade II
- Screen Walls of No 78Grade II
- Wall of Magdalen AlmshousesGrade II
- Wall of No 12Grade II
- Wall of Old MatfordGrade 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 Leonards 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.