About the Witheridge Conservation Area
The Witheridge Conservation Area covers about 5.1 hectares and was designated by North Devon District Council in 2012. Inside the boundary are 41 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 40 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St John the Baptist, 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.
- 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 John the BaptistGrade I
- 1, Fore StreetGrade II
- 11, The SquareGrade II
- 19, West StreetGrade II
- 21 and 23, West StreetGrade II
- 26 and 28, West StreetGrade II
- 3, The SquareGrade II
- 6, Fore StreetGrade II
- Black Dog CottageGrade II
- Cannington Cottage and Forecourt RailingsGrade II
- Cypress House 9 West Street, and 11 West Street and forecourt area railings with wallingGrade II
- DitchettsGrade II
- Fern CottageGrade II
- Former School and School-House Now Offices and Workshop to Valley FarmersGrade II
- Gate Piers, Gates and Railings Bounding the South Side of Churchyard of Church of St John the BaptistGrade II
- HighcroftGrade II
- HighfieldsGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, The SquareGrade II
- Lantern CottageGrade II
- Leigh HouseGrade II
- LynecroftGrade II
- Methodist ChurchGrade II
- Mitre CottageGrade II
- No 7 (country Flavour) and Attached House to Right No 9Grade II
Show all 41 listed buildings ↓All 41 listed buildings
- No 8 Including Forecourt Area RailingsGrade II
- Non-Confirmist Chapel Now the Village HallGrade II
- Plovers BarrowsGrade II
- Pound House and Walled Garden at RearGrade II
- Primrose CottageGrade II
- Rose DeneGrade II
- Rose Mont VillaGrade II
- Rosemont CottagesGrade II
- The Angel InnGrade II
- The Lawn Including Barn at Rear (north East)Grade II
- The Mitre HotelGrade II
- The Village StoresGrade II
- Trafalgar HouseGrade II
- Tween MoorsGrade II
- Warren Cottage and Vine CottageGrade II
- Wheelwrights CottageGrade II
- Witheridge War MemorialGrade 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
WEBWitheridge 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.