About the Lifton Conservation Area
The Lifton Conservation Area covers about 3.6 hectares and was designated by West Devon Borough Council in 1993. Inside the boundary are 11 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 10 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 Lifton 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
- Bradshaw Memorial About 50 Metres South West of the Tower of St MaryGrade II
- Cockpit About 8 Metres North of the Arundell ArmsGrade II
- Holly CottageGrade II
- Lifton Cottage HotelGrade II
- Lifton War MemorialGrade II
- Palmer Chest Tomb About 10 Metres South East of the Tower of the Church of St MaryGrade II
- Palmer Chest Tomb About 9 Metres South of the Church of St MaryGrade II
- The Old ManorGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- Waddon Martyn Memorial About 5 Metres East of the Church of St MaryGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBLifton 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.