About the Higher Brixham Conservation Area
The Higher Brixham Conservation Area covers about 20 hectares and was designated by Torbay Council in 1976. Inside the boundary are 72 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 70 Grade II). The most significant is Aylmer, Grade II*. 35 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Higher Brixham 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.
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.
- AylmerGrade II*
- Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II*
- 1 and 3, Milton StreetGrade II
- 1-5, St Marys SquareGrade II
- 100-106, Drew StreetGrade II
- 109, 111 and 113, Milton StreetGrade II
- 110, 112 and 114, Drew StreetGrade II
- 141, Milton StreetGrade II
- 19, Burton StreetGrade II
- 21, Milton StreetGrade II
- 23 and 25, Milton StreetGrade II
- 39, Milton StreetGrade II
- 47, Milton StreetGrade II
- 5 and 7, Milton StreetGrade II
- 60-66, Drew StreetGrade II
- 61, Drew StreetGrade II
- 68 and 70, Drew StreetGrade II
- 71, Drew StreetGrade II
- 8-16, Horsepool StreetGrade II
- 82 and 84, Drew StreetGrade II
- 87 and 89, Drew StreetGrade II
- 9-15, Milton StreetGrade II
- 91, Drew StreetGrade II
- Angel CottageGrade II
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- Aylmer House Including Front Garden WallGrade II
- Baker's CottageGrade II
- Black Cottage Guest HouseGrade II
- Brixham Pottery Premesis of Wellhouse Pottery LtdGrade II
- Brookdale Including Garden Wall on Street FrontageGrade II
- Burton Court Including Front Terrace RailingGrade II
- Burton VillaGrade II
- Cemetery Chapel, Including Retaining Walls at Either SideGrade II
- Church FarmGrade II
- Coach House 4.6 Metres North West of AlymerGrade II
- Dovecote Base Approximately 45 Metres West of Eveleigh HouseGrade II
- Eveleigh HouseGrade II
- Former Stable Immediately North East of No 25, Greenover FarmhouseGrade II
- Friars Pardon, Black House, Black Friars House Including Walls, Gates and PiersGrade II
- Front Garden Wall and Gate to North East of Eveleigh HouseGrade II
- Gatehouse and Gates Approximately 20 Metres West North West of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Greenover Farmhouse Including Front Garden Walls, Gate, Pump and BarnGrade II
- Greenover OrchardGrade II
- Hearthstone and Hearthstone East Including Front Garden Wall and Gate PiersGrade II
- Hill House Nursing Home Including Front Wall and Gate PiersGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk in Centre of SquareGrade II
- Milton Cottage Including Front Garden WallGrade II
- Milton HouseGrade II
- No 60 Including Front Garden WallsGrade II
- No 63 Including Laywell CottageGrade II
- No 69 Including Front Garden Wall and Gate Pier at East EndGrade II
- Norton HouseGrade II
- Nos 17 and 19 Including Front GardenGrade II
- Nos 2 and 3 Including Front Terrace Wall and GateGrade II
- Nos 69 and 71 Milton Street and No 1 Summer Lane and Garden Wall to RightGrade II
- Number 103 (april Cottage) and Numbers 105 and 107Grade II
- Numbers 5, 7 (beams Cottage) and 9Grade II
- Numbers 81-87 (old Beams Number 83 and Bakers Lodge Number 87)Grade II
- Nut Tree House, Including Front Garden WallsGrade II
- Parkham VillaGrade II
- Pomeroy CottageGrade II
- Post Office the Post HouseGrade II
- Pound Cottage (no 24) and Pound House (no 26), With Front Garden Wall and GateGrade II
- Rea Barn HouseGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Shipwreck Monument Approximately 40 Metres East of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- St KildaGrade II
- The Bell Public HouseGrade II
- The Goat HouseGrade II
- The Lodge and the Lilacs, Including Front Garden Wall and Gate PiersGrade II
- The Skipper Public HouseGrade II
- Trosbie Cottage, Including Front Garden Wall and Gate PiersGrade II
- Watermans Arms Public HouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Drew StreetMilton StreetBurton StreetHorsepool StreetSt Marys SquareWith Front Garden Wall and Gate
The council’s appraisal
WEBHigher Brixham Conservation Area AppraisalTorbay 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 Torbay Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.