About the Milton Abbot Conservation Area
The Milton Abbot Conservation Area covers about 4.3 hectares and was designated by West Devon Borough Council in 1993. Inside the boundary are 40 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 39 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St Constantine, 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 Milton Abbot 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.
- Parish Church of St ConstantineGrade I
- 11, Venn HillGrade II
- 14-17, The ParadeGrade II
- 14, Fore StreetGrade II
- 18-20, The ParadeGrade II
- 21 and 22, The ParadeGrade II
- 3-8, Venn HillGrade II
- Andrew Headstone About 15 Metres South of the Porch of the Church of St ConstantineGrade II
- Courtice Headstone About 14 Metres South of the Porch of the Church of St ConstantineGrade II
- Courtice Headstone About 8 Metres West of the Tower of the Church of St ConstantineGrade II
- Dukes CottagesGrade II
- Godard Headstone About 26 Metres South of South of the Centre of the South Aisle of the Church of St ConstantineGrade II
- Group of 3 Mason Headstones About 7 Metres South West of the Tower of the Church of St ConstantineGrade II
- Group of 6 Headstones About 22 Metres South of the Porch of the Church of St ConstantineGrade II
- Hart Headstone About 11 Metres South West of the West Door of the Church of St ConstantineGrade II
- Jeffery Headstone About 7 Metres South West of the Porch of the Church of St ConstantineGrade II
- Kinsman Headstone About 8 Metres South West of the Tower of the Church of St ConstantineGrade II
- Lobb Headstone About 21 Metres South West of the Tower of the Church of St ConstantineGrade II
- Lobb Headstone About 31 Metres South West of the Tower of the Church of St ConstantineGrade II
- Lychgate to the Church of St ConstantineGrade II
- Martin Headstone About 13 Metres South West of the Porch of the Church of St ConstantineGrade II
- Martin Headstone About 28 Metres South of the Tower of the Church of St ConstantineGrade II
- Milton Abbot War MemorialGrade II
- Pair of Chest Tombs About 4 Metres South East of the Porch of the Church of St ConstantineGrade II
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- Pair of Headstones About 19 Metres South West of the Tower of the Church of St ConstantineGrade II
- Pair of Mason Chest Tombs About 6 Metres South West of the Tower of the Church of St ConstantineGrade II
- Perry Headstone About 7 Metres South of the South East of Door of the Church of St ConstantineGrade II
- Shelter About 30 Metres South West of the Church of St ConstantineGrade II
- Spencer Headstone About 13 Metres South of the West Wall of the Tower of the Church of St ConstantineGrade II
- Teague Headstone About 9 Metres South East of the Porch of the Church of St ConstantineGrade II
- The Old Vicarage and House Adjoining at the NorthGrade II
- Tooker Headstone About 9 Metres South East of the Porch of the Church of St ConstantineGrade II
- Village HallGrade II
- Wall and Gates to the East of the ParadeGrade II
- Walters Chest Tomb About 11 Metres South West of the Tower of the Church of St ConstantineGrade II
- Westlake Headstone About 12 Metres South East of the Porch of the Church of St ConstantineGrade II
- Westlake Headstone About 25 Metres South of the Porch of the Church of St ConstantineGrade II
- Williams Headstone About 27 Metres South East of the Porch of the Church of St ConstantineGrade II
- Wise Headstone About 16 Metres South West of the Tower of the Church of St ConstantineGrade II
- Woodman Headstone About 22 Metres South of the Porch of the Church of St ConstantineGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The ParadeVenn HillFore Street
The council’s appraisal
WEBMilton Abbot 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.