About the Molland Conservation Area
The Molland Conservation Area covers about 6.5 hectares and was designated by North Devon District Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 17 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 16 Grade II). The most significant is Church of Saint Mary, 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 Molland 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 Saint MaryGrade I
- Bowchurch FarmhouseGrade II
- Church Gate CottagesGrade II
- Green CottGrade II
- Halse Headstone Approximately 4 Metres to South of Chancel of Church of Saint MaryGrade II
- Hamlyn Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres to South of Chancel of Church of Saint MaryGrade II
- Molland Botreaux Post Office Sunnymead CottageGrade II
- Moore Chest Tomb Approximately 7 Metres to South of Chancel of Church of Saint MaryGrade II
- Pair of Headstones Approximately 8 Metres to South South East of Church of Saint MaryGrade II
- Quartly Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres to South of Porch of Church of Saint MaryGrade II
- School HouseGrade II
- Series of 7 Headstones Extending From the South Side of the Chancel of the Church of Saint Mary to 5 Metres AwayGrade II
- Shaw's Cottage and Adjoining OutbuildingGrade II
- Snow Headstone Approximately 17 Metres to East South East of Chancel of Church of Saint MaryGrade II
- Thatched CottageGrade II
- The BakeryGrade II
- The London InnGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBMolland 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.