About the High Bickington Conservation Area
The High Bickington Conservation Area covers about 6.6 hectares within Torridge District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Church of Saint Mary, Grade I.
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 High Bickington 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.
- Church of Saint MaryGrade I
- Churchyard Wall Approximately 30 Metres to the North of the Church of Saint MaryGrade II
- Front Garden Wall Adjoining Rose Cottage and the Cottage to the NorthGrade II
- High Bickington Voluntary Control SchoolGrade II
- Homewell CottageGrade II
- Hope CottageGrade II
- Hour CottageGrade II
- Howards and Adjoining LinhayGrade II
- Old Brewery CottageGrade II
- Old George InnGrade II
- Rambler CottageGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Sycamore House and Adjoining RailingsGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- Wardens HillGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHigh Bickington Conservation Area AppraisalTorridge District 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 Torridge District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.