About the Westleigh Conservation Area
The Westleigh Conservation Area covers about 5.2 hectares and was designated by North Devon District Council in 2013. Inside the boundary are 28 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 27 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter, 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 Westleigh 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 PeterGrade I
- 2 Sets of Gravestones to Head and Feet of Graves of Honour and Mary Burden Approximately 5 Metres West of West End of West Tower of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Burden Tomb Chest Approximately 4 Metres West of West End of West Tower of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Church Rooms at West Entrance to Churchyard of Church of St PeterGrade II
- DownmansGrade II
- Downmans FarmhouseGrade II
- Fern Cottage Rock CottageGrade II
- Fry Headstone C10 Metres South West of Corner of West Tower of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Gatepiers and Flanking Walls to South Side of Churchyard to Church of St PeterGrade II
- Gravestone Approximately 5 Metres South East of Corner of South Transept of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Ivy Cottage Walters CottageGrade II
- Jasmine CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Noraway Headstone Approximately 11 Metres South West of South West Corner of West Tower of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Pair of Gravestones Adjoining to South of Noraway Headstone Approximately 12 Metres South West of South West Corner of West Tower of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Pair of Gravestones at Head and Feet of Lake Children's Grave Approximately 12 Metres South West of South West CornerGrade II
- Pair of Gravestones to Head and Foot of Grave of George Saunders Approximately 13 Metres South West of South West Corner of West Tower of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Pair of Gravestones to Head and Foot of Grave of Rebekah Blight Approximately 2 Metres South East of South East Chancel Corner of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Pair of Gravestones to Head and Foot of Grave of William Causey Approximately 10 Metres South West of South West Corner of West Tower of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Pair of Gravestones to Head and Foot of Mary Davis Approximately 5 Metres South of Centre of South End of South TranseptGrade II
- Pair of Gravestones to Head and Foot of Parminter Grave 5 Metres South of South West Corner of Nave of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Rock CottageGrade II
- Stevens Headstone Approximately 9 Metres South West of South Corner of West Tower of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Taylor Headstone Approximately 12 Metres South of South West Corner of West Tower of Church of St PeterGrade II
Show all 28 listed buildings ↓All 28 listed buildings
The council’s appraisal
WEBWestleigh 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.