About the Stoke Conservation Area
The Stoke Conservation Area covers about 68 hectares and was designated by Plymouth City Council in 1985. Inside the boundary are 58 listed buildings (4 Grade II*, 54 Grade II). The most significant is Belmont House (youth Hostel) Belmont Place, Grade II*. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 35 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work.
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.
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.
- Belmont House (youth Hostel) Belmont PlaceGrade II*
- Church of St Andrew, Stoke DamarelGrade II*
- Devonport High School For BoysGrade II*
- St Michaels Lodge and Rear Basement Court RailingsGrade II*
- 1 and 2, Berkeley CottagesGrade II
- 1 and 2, Nelson GardensGrade II
- 1, Albemarle VillasGrade II
- 10 and 11, Penlee GardensGrade II
- 102 and 104, Molesworth RoadGrade II
- 106 and 108, Molesworth RoadGrade II
- 112-134, Molesworth RoadGrade II
- 12 and 13, Penlee GardensGrade II
- 12, Wellington StreetGrade II
- 13, Wellington StreetGrade II
- 133 and 135 Wingfield Road and road-frontage wallsGrade II
- 18-23, Acre PlaceGrade II
- 2, Albemarle VillasGrade II
- 3 and 4, Berkeley CottagesGrade II
- 3 and 4, Nelson GardensGrade II
- 3, Penlee GardensGrade II
- 4 and 5, Penlee GardensGrade II
- 4, Albemarle VillasGrade II
- 44-70, Molesworth RoadGrade II
- 5 and 6, Nelson GardensGrade II
Show all 58 listed buildings ↓All 58 listed buildings
- 5, Albemarle VillasGrade II
- 5, Beyrout PlaceGrade II
- 6 and 7, Penlee GardensGrade II
- 6-10, Beyrout PlaceGrade II
- 6, Albemarle VillasGrade II
- 61 Molesworth Road and 272 Stuart RoadGrade II
- 7, Albemarle VillasGrade II
- 8 and 9, Penlee GardensGrade II
- 8, Albemarle VillasGrade II
- Churchyard Gate Piers to the North of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Entrance Lodge to Devonport High School For BoysGrade II
- Entrance Walls and Gate Piers to Nelson GardensGrade II
- Furneaux Tomb Immediately North of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Gate Piers South West of Belmont HouseGrade II
- Gate Piers, Walls and Attached Building to Devonport High School For BoysGrade II
- Iron Railings, Walls and Gates to Road Frontage of Albemarle VillasGrade II
- Jeffery Tomb Immediately South of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk in Front of Number 8 Albemarle VillasGrade II
- Lady Hamilton House and Attached Forecourt RailingsGrade II
- Lamp Standard in Front of Number 10Grade II
- Lamp Standard Opposite Number 11Grade II
- Lamp Standard Opposite Number 12Grade II
- Lamp Standard Opposite Number 7Grade II
- Lodge and Gates at Entrance Including Flanking WallGrade II
- Mount Pleasant BlockhouseGrade II
- Number 1 and 3 and Attached Forecourt RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 1 and 2 and Attached Front Walls and Gate PiersGrade II
- Numbers 17 to 20 and Attached Forecourt Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 3 and 4 and Attached Front Walls and Gate PiersGrade II
- Numbers 5 and 6 and Attached Front Walls and Gate PiersGrade II
- Numbers 7 and 8 and Attached Forecourt Walls and Iron RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 7 and 8 and Road Frontage Walls and Gate PiersGrade II
- Penlee House and NethertonGrade II
- Plymouth College of Further Education (devonport Annexe)Grade 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
WEBStoke 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.