TopshamConservation Area

About the Topsham Conservation Area

The Topsham Conservation Area covers about 72 hectares and was designated by Exeter City Council in 1967. Inside the boundary are 217 listed buildings (16 Grade II*, 201 Grade II). The most significant is 26, The Strand, Grade II*. 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.

• Land at the Strand, TopshamHouseholder 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.

• 26, The StrandGrade II*
• 27, The StrandGrade II*
• 28, The StrandGrade II*
• 34, The StrandGrade II*
• Boundary Wall, Piers and Gates of Broadway HouseGrade II*
• Broadway HouseGrade II*
• Clara PlaceGrade II*
• Cromer HouseGrade II*
• No 40 (the Dutch House) Including the Garage the Dutch HouseGrade II*
• Railings, Steps and Cast Iron Piers at Clara PlaceGrade II*
• Salutation HotelGrade II*
• Shell HouseGrade II*
• St Margaret's ChurchGrade II*
• Wall and Gates of No 26Grade II*
• Wall and Gates of No 27Grade II*
• Wall and Piers of No 40Grade II*
• 1 and 2, Dutch CourtGrade II
• 1 and 2, Lower Shapter StreetGrade II
• 1 and 2, Monmouth StreetGrade II
• 1-3, Exe StreetGrade II
• 1-9, Denver RoadGrade II
• 1-9, The StrandGrade II
• 1, Fore StreetGrade II
• 1, White StreetGrade 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