About the Chittlehampton Conservation Area
The Chittlehampton Conservation Area covers about 4.3 hectares within North Devon District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 40 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 38 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Hieritha, 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 Chittlehampton 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 St HierithaGrade I
- Barnstaple House Galleon Cottage Plantaganet CottageGrade II*
- ArdluiGrade II
- Baker Gravestone Circa 3 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St HierithaGrade II
- Barley Mow CottagesGrade II
- BarryGrade II
- Brayley Gravestone, Circa 8 Metres East of South East Corner of Chancel of Church of St HierithaGrade II
- Burgess Gravestone Circa 9 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St HierithaGrade II
- Chapel Cottage and School Room Adjoining to West EndGrade II
- Chapple Chest Tomb Circa 1 Metre South of South East Corner of South Transept of Church of St HierithaGrade II
- Chittlehampton Post Office Post Office CottageGrade II
- Chittlehampton Primary SchoolGrade II
- Chittlehampton War MemorialGrade II
- ClevedownGrade II
- Cobble CottageGrade II
- Corner CottageGrade II
- Cottage Including Stable Attached at West End at North West Corner of the Square Adjoining to Rear of Public ConveniencesGrade II
- Cross Base and Cross Circa 8 Metres South of South Porch of Church of HierithaGrade II
- DinnacombesGrade II
- Hope Cottage Rolle Arms Windy ThatchGrade II
- K6 Telephone BoxGrade II
- Lea Cottage With Barn Attached at South EndGrade II
- Lewis Gravestone Circa 4 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St HierithaGrade II
- Little ThatchGrade II
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- Lych Gate South of Church of St HierithaGrade II
- Mair Gravestone Circa 1 Metre South of South Side of Chancel of Church of St HierithaGrade II
- Mildon Gravestone Circa 9 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St HierithaGrade II
- Number 3 HillsideGrade II
- Numbers 1 and 2 HillsideGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Shapland Gravestone Circa 3 Metres South of South East Corner of South Aisle of Church of St HierithaGrade II
- St Urith's WellGrade II
- The Bell InnGrade II
- The CuratageGrade II
- The Old Post OfficeGrade II
- Thorne Chest Tomb Circa 2 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St HierithaGrade II
- Water PumpGrade II
- Wesleyan ChapelGrade II
- WyndhamsGrade II
- Ye Olde ShoppeGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBChittlehampton Conservation Area AppraisalNorth Devon District 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 North Devon District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.