About the Bratton Clovelly Conservation Area
The Bratton Clovelly Conservation Area covers about 2.0 hectares and was designated by West Devon Borough Council in 1993. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St 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 Bratton Clovelly 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 St MaryGrade I
- Barn Immediately to East of Court Barton FarmhouseGrade II
- Bratton Clovelly War MemorialGrade II
- Brattonia Cottage Forge CottageGrade II
- Briony Midstream CottageGrade II
- Church CottagesGrade II
- Church ViewGrade II
- Cottage Approximately 30 Metres South West of Court Barton FarmhouseGrade II
- Court Barton FarmhouseGrade II
- Gate Piers Immediately to East of Church of St MaryGrade II
- InglenookGrade II
- Laurel CottageGrade II
- National SchoolGrade II
- Town Farm CottageGrade II
- Town FarmhouseGrade II
- Williams Headstone Approximately 3 Metres to South West of South Porch of Church of St MaryGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBratton Clovelly Conservation Area AppraisalWest Devon Borough 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 West Devon Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.