About the Stonehouse Peninsula Conservation Area
The Stonehouse Peninsula Conservation Area covers about 42 hectares and was designated by Plymouth City Council in 2006. Inside the boundary are 65 listed buildings (10 Grade I, 13 Grade II*, 42 Grade II). The most significant is Brewhouse, Royal William Victualling Yard, Grade I. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 3 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. 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.
- 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.
- Brewhouse, Royal William Victualling YardGrade I
- Clarence Store, Royal William Victualling YardGrade I
- Dock Basin Walls and 6 Associated Bollards, Royal William Victualling YardGrade I
- Main Gate, Royal William Victualling YardGrade I
- Melville, Royal William Victualling YardGrade I
- Mills and Bakery, Royal William Victualling YardGrade I
- North East Quay Wall and 2 Bollards Royal William Victualling YardGrade I
- Old Cooperage, Royal William Victualling YardGrade I
- Police Buildings, Royal William Victualling YardGrade I
- Slaughterhouse and Attached Yard Wall, Royal William Victualling YardGrade I
- Church of St PaulGrade II*
- Dockyard Wall Extending Approximately 300 Metres to South East Side, Royal William Victualling YardGrade II*
- Officers House Number 1 and Attached Walls and Railings, Royal William Victualling YardGrade II*
- Officers House Number 2 and Attached Walls and Railings, Royal William Victualling YardGrade II*
- Rear Retaining Wall Extending Approximately 400 Metres, Royal William Victualling YardGrade II*
- Royal Marine Barracks Archway BlockGrade II*
- Royal Marine Barracks East Barrack Block and Forecourt RailingsGrade II*
- Royal Marine Barracks North Barrack Block and Attached Basement RailingsGrade II*
- Royal Marine Barracks Officers MessGrade II*
- Royal Marine Barracks South Block and Attached Basement RailingsGrade II*
- Royal Marine Barracks South West Block and Attached Front Basement RailingsGrade II*
- Royal Marine Barracks the LongroomGrade II*
- Swing Bridge, Royal William Victualling YardGrade II*
- 49-54, Emma PlaceGrade II
Show all 65 listed buildings ↓All 65 listed buildings
- 5-9, Caroline PlaceGrade II
- 61, Emma PlaceGrade II
- 92, Durnford StreetGrade II
- 96, Durnford StreetGrade II
- BlockhouseGrade II
- Bryon Villa Including Area Railings and Wall in FrontGrade II
- Firestone Bay Sea Wall, Royal William Victualling YardGrade II
- Firestone Bay TowerGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Opposite St Paul's ChurchGrade II
- Mount StoneGrade II
- New Cooperage, Royal William Victualling YardGrade II
- Nos. 10-19 Caroline Place including forecourt walls and railingsGrade II
- Number 120 and 122 and Attached Forecourt Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Number 154 and 156 and Railings and Steps to Number 154Grade II
- Number 40 and Attached Forecourt Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Number 48 and Attached Forecourt Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Number 84 and 86 and Attached Forecourt Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Number 88 and Attached Forecourt Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Number 90 and Attached Forecourt Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Number 94 and Attached Forecourt Wall and RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 102 to 118 and Attached Forecourt Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 124 and 126 and Attached Forecourt Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 39 to 48 and Forecourt Railings to Number 39 and Numbers 43 to 47Grade II
- Numbers 42, 44, And 46 and Attached Forecourt Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 52 to 64 and Attached Forecourt Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 68 to 78 and Attached Forecourt Walls and Railings to 68 to 76Grade II
- Numbers 85 to 93 and Attached Forecourt Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 97, 99 and 101 Including 99a and 101aGrade II
- Pair of Bollards in Front of Melville Royal William Victualling YardGrade II
- Reservoir and Enclosing Iron Railings, Royal William Victualling YardGrade II
- Royal Marine Barracks Boundary Wall to NorthGrade II
- Royal Marine Barracks Building 210Grade II
- Royal Marine Barracks Equipment ShedGrade II
- Royal Marine Barracks Seagate House, Building Number 8Grade II
- Royal Marine Barracks the Globe TheatreGrade II
- Royal Marine Barracks, Emmas Cottage, Building Number 9 and Attached WallsGrade II
- Royal Marine Barracks, Railings Along Durnford StreetGrade II
- Street Lamp Approximately 20 Metres South of Number 2 Officers House, Royal William Victualling YardGrade II
- Street Lamp Approximately 30 Metres South East of the Mill and Bakery, Royal William Victualling YardGrade II
- Street Lamp at North Corner of the Clarence Steps, Royal William Victualling YardGrade II
- The Longroom HotelGrade 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
WEBStonehouse Peninsula 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.