About the Bovey Tracey Town Centre and Mary Street Conservation Area
The Bovey Tracey Town Centre and Mary Street Conservation Area covers about 15 hectares and was designated by Teignbridge District Council in 1976. Inside the boundary are 47 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 41 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter and St Paul and St Thomas of Canterbury, Grade I. 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.
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 Peter and St Paul and St Thomas of CanterburyGrade I
- Chest Tomb 3 Metres South-East of South Aisle of Church of St ThomasGrade II*
- Chest Tomb 30 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St ThomasGrade II*
- Nos 66-68, And No 70 (yew Tree Cottage) Fore StreetGrade II*
- Nos. 20 (manor Cottage), 22 (cottage Retreat) and 24Grade II*
- The Manor HouseGrade II*
- 1,3 and 5, Mary StreetGrade II
- 12 and 13, Town Hall PlaceGrade II
- 25,25a,27 and 27a, Fore StreetGrade II
- 3 and 4, Town Hall PlaceGrade II
- 40-48, East StreetGrade II
- 65, Fore StreetGrade II
- 73,75,77 and 79, Mary StreetGrade II
- 8 and 9, Town Hall PlaceGrade II
- Arch at Entrance to Graveyard of Baptist ChapelGrade II
- Barn About 4 Metres South of Nos. 3 and 4 Town Hall PlaceGrade II
- Bell HouseGrade II
- Bovey BridgeGrade II
- Bovey Stone, In Garden Wall of Cross Cottage About 7 Metres South-East of Furzeleigh LaneGrade II
- Chest Tomb 2.5 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Church Hall and Garden Railings About 17 Metres South of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Church Hill HouseGrade II
- Church StepsGrade II
- Church StyleGrade II
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- Churchyard Cross About 30 Metres South-West of Porch of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Cromwell's ArchGrade II
- Cross CottageGrade II
- Cross Incorporated in War Memorial, About 2 Metres From South-West Corner of Town HallGrade II
- Dolphin HotelGrade II
- East Dartmoor Baptist ChurchGrade II
- Front House Guest HouseGrade II
- Gatepiers, Gates and Churchyard Wall to East Approximately 14 Metres South of Porch of Parish Church of St Thomas of CanterburyGrade II
- Granite Plaque Reset in Terrace Wall Immediately Opposite Front of Guest HouseGrade II
- Granite Trough and Recess in South Wall of Church Style Garden About 27 Metres South of Trough LaneGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk outside Bovey Tracey Town HallGrade II
- King of Prussia InnGrade II
- Little Front HouseGrade II
- No. 15 Including No. 82 Fore StreetGrade II
- Pair of Tomb Slabs at Either Side of Top Step Immediately South of Entrance to South Porch of Church of St Thomas of CanterburyGrade II
- Pludda Thatch and Little ReedsGrade II
- Riverside MillGrade II
- Rose Cottage Including Archway Afjoining Front House Guest HouseGrade II
- Southdown HouseGrade II
- The Bell InnGrade II
- Tomb Slab at 5.5 Metres South-East of South Porch of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Town HallGrade II
- Tracey Almshouses Including 2 Earlier Granite Uprights Attached to Front Wall and the Cap of A Gatepost at the East EndGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Teignbridge District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.