About the Selworthy Conservation Area
The Selworthy Conservation Area covers about 4.0 hectares and was designated by Exmoor National Park in 2017. Inside the boundary are 18 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, Grade I.
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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Selworthy CA
- 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 All SaintsGrade I
- Remains of Churchyard Cross About 4 Metres East of South Aisle, Church of All SaintsGrade II*
- The Tithe Barn Tithe Barn CottageGrade II*
- Coffin Family Chest Tomb, In Churchyard One Metre East of Chancel, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Cottage (national Trust Estate No 68)Grade II
- Courtyard farm buildings at Selworthy FarmGrade II
- Cow house, calf house and walled yard, 15m south-west of Selworthy FarmhouseGrade II
- Crossacres the Old RectoryGrade II
- Greenbanks Lower CottageGrade II
- Lorna Doone National Trust Shop and Information CentreGrade II
- Periwinkle Cottage Tea RoomsGrade II
- Rectory CottageGrade II
- Selworthy Cottage and Wall Abutting on South Front Returned to RoadGrade II
- Selworthy War Memorial CrossGrade II
- The original C16 houseGrade II
- Trill Family Chest Tomb in Churchyard, About 1.5 Metres East of Chancel, Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Westbourne CottageGrade II
- ZealsGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBSelworthy Conservation Area AppraisalExmoor National Park’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 Exmoor National Park and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.