About the Winkleigh Conservation Area
The Winkleigh Conservation Area covers about 6.0 hectares within Torridge District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 38 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 37 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, 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.
- 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 All SaintsGrade I
- 1, 2 and 3, Cooper's HillGrade II
- 4, Coopers HillGrade II
- 6, Barnstaple StreetGrade II
- Bank HouseGrade II
- Brick CottageGrade II
- Castle HouseGrade II
- Castle SchoolGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres South of ChurchGrade II
- Church House and AlmshousesGrade II
- Clover Cottage Honey Cottage VinecroftGrade II
- Cottage Antiques Scotland HouseGrade II
- FircroftGrade II
- Garden Square CottageGrade II
- Gate Piers Approximately 20 Metres to North West of Methodist ChapelGrade II
- Heath CottageGrade II
- HilliersGrade II
- HillmansGrade II
- HomeleighGrade II
- House Immediately to Left (south West) of HillmansGrade II
- J.c. Parker Butcher's ShopGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Keswick HouseGrade II
- King's Arms InnGrade II
Show all 38 listed buildings ↓All 38 listed buildings
- Linden HouseGrade II
- Linhay and Stable Immediately to South East of Parsonage CourtGrade II
- Nine BeechesGrade II
- Outbuilding Immediately to South South East of Parsonage CourtGrade II
- Parsonage CourtGrade II
- Pyramid Water TroughGrade II
- Rose Cottage Including Garden Railings at FrontGrade II
- Susan's Salon Thatched CottageGrade II
- The InglenooksGrade II
- The Old Malt House and Adjoining Cottage to LeftGrade II
- Twinkletoe CottageGrade II
- Vineyard CottageGrade II
- Winkleigh CourtGrade II
- Winkleigh War MemorialGrade 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
WEBWinkleigh 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.