About the Barbican Conservation Area
The Barbican Conservation Area covers about 19 hectares and was designated by Plymouth City Council in 2007. Inside the boundary are 108 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 10 Grade II*, 96 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Andrew, Grade I. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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 Barbican 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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- HMOs Mutley, Greenbank, City Centre and surrounding areasHouseholder works
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 AndrewGrade I
- Prysten HouseGrade I
- 33, St Andrews StreetGrade II*
- 34, New StreetGrade II*
- 36, Looe StreetGrade II*
- 36, New StreetGrade II*
- Custom HouseGrade II*
- Elizabethan House MuseumGrade II*
- Nos. 17 and 18 New StreetGrade II*
- Old Custom HouseGrade II*
- SynagogueGrade II*
- The Distillery Public House, Former Coates Gin DistilleryGrade II*
- 1, 2 and 3, St Andrews StreetGrade II
- 10, Southside StreetGrade II
- 115-131, Vauxhall StreetGrade II
- 12, Buckwell StreetGrade II
- 12, The BarbicanGrade II
- 13, The BarbicanGrade II
- 140, Vauxhall StreetGrade II
- 15, New StreetGrade II
- 15, The ParadeGrade II
- 16, New StreetGrade II
- 1A, ST ANDREWS STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 20 and 21, Southside StreetGrade II
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- 22, New StreetGrade II
- 22, Southside StreetGrade II
- 23 and 24, Southside StreetGrade II
- 23, The ParadeGrade II
- 24 and 25, New StreetGrade II
- 24, The ParadeGrade II
- 25 and 26, Southside StreetGrade II
- 27, Looe StreetGrade II
- 27, New StreetGrade II
- 28, Looe StreetGrade II
- 29, Looe StreetGrade II
- 30, Looe StreetGrade II
- 31, New StreetGrade II
- 33 AND 33A, SOUTHSIDE STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 33, Looe StreetGrade II
- 35, New StreetGrade II
- 37 and 38, New StreetGrade II
- 37, Looe StreetGrade II
- 38, Looe StreetGrade II
- 38, Southside StreetGrade II
- 39 and 40, New StreetGrade II
- 39, Southside StreetGrade II
- 4, St Andrews StreetGrade II
- 40, Stillman StreetGrade II
- 43 and 44, New StreetGrade II
- 43, 44, 45 and 45a, Southside StreetGrade II
- 45 and 45a, New StreetGrade II
- 5 Southside StreetGrade II
- 5, Sutton WharfGrade II
- 51, Southside StreetGrade II
- 52, Southside StreetGrade II
- 53 and 53a, Southside StreetGrade II
- 54, Southside StreetGrade II
- 54, VAUXHALL STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 56, Vauxhall StreetGrade II
- 6, Southside StreetGrade II
- 6, The BarbicanGrade II
- 7, The Parade and 1-4 Barbican CourtGrade II
- 8 and 9, Quay RoadGrade II
- 82 and 84, Vauxhall StreetGrade II
- 94, Vauxhall Street and Warehouse Facing Vauxhall QuayGrade II
- Arches at St Martins Gate SchoolGrade II
- Barbican GalleryGrade II
- Bollards and Steps in Front of Numbers 23 and 24 (number 23 Not Included)Grade II
- Corporation BuildingsGrade II
- Corporation BuildingsGrade II
- Corporation Buildings and Attached WallsGrade II
- Corporation Buildings and Attached WallsGrade II
- DispensaryGrade II
- Fish MarketGrade II
- Former Warehouse, Now Marina SnookerGrade II
- Granite Archway Adjoining North of the Breton Arms Public House (public House Not Included)Grade II
- Guildhall Including Great Hall, Assize Courts and Former City TreasuryGrade II
- Island HouseGrade II
- Jewish Burial Ground off Lambhay Hill, PlymouthGrade II
- Kings Head Public HouseGrade II
- Kitty O’Hanlon’s Public HouseGrade II
- Mayflower HouseGrade II
- Mayflower Sailing ClubGrade II
- Minerva Inn (number 31)Grade II
- Monsens Warehouse (breton House)Grade II
- Numbers 1 to 4 and Attached Walls, Steps and RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 5 to 8 and Attached Forecourt Walls, Steps and RailingsGrade II
- Palace VaultsGrade II
- Premises of Ae MonsonGrade II
- Quay on West and North of Sutton Harbour From North North East Quay to West PierGrade II
- Remains of Plymouth CastleGrade II
- Saccone and Speed Limited WarehouseGrade II
- St Andrews Abbey Hall and Church House Assembly RoomGrade II
- Store Occupied by Ac Stidwill LimitedGrade II
- The Cider Press Public HouseGrade II
- The Dolphin HotelGrade II
- The Maritime Public HouseGrade II
- The Navy Public HouseGrade II
- The Robin Hood ClubGrade II
- The Ship Public HouseGrade II
- Three Crowns Public HouseGrade II
- Trinity HouseGrade II
- Two K6 Telephone Kiosks North East of the Navy Public House, Number 34 Southside StreetGrade II
- Virginia House SettlementGrade II
- Walling in Yard of College of Art and Design (college Not Included)Grade II
- Warehouse Formerly Occupied by Metherell and Son Limited and by WestcraftGrade II
- Warehouse of Flairway Limited and Pilgrim Trading CompanyGrade II
- West PierGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
New StreetSouthside StreetLooe StreetVauxhall StreetSt Andrews StreetThe ParadeBuckwell StreetNumber 34 Southside StreetQuay RoadStillman StreetThe Parade and 1-4 Barbican Court
The council’s appraisal
WEBBarbican Conservation Area AppraisalPlymouth City 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 Plymouth City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.