About the Sampford Courtenay Conservation Area
The Sampford Courtenay Conservation Area covers about 6.6 hectares and was designated by West Devon Borough Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 29 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 26 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Andrew, Grade I. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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 St AndrewGrade I
- Church HouseGrade II*
- South TownGrade II*
- Bank Cottage Little Hilly CottageGrade II
- Brook CottageGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 12 Metres West of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Churchyard CrossGrade II
- Cross at North End of Village Just North of Sampford BartonGrade II
- Dennaford Headstone Approximately 13 Metres South of Church PorchGrade II
- FairviewGrade II
- Fir Cottage WestburyGrade II
- Forge CottageGrade II
- Former Stables Immediately North of Methodist ChapelGrade II
- Glebe HouseGrade II
- Green CottageGrade II
- Higher Town FarmhouseGrade II
- K6 KioskGrade II
- LangfordGrade II
- Middle TownGrade II
- New InnGrade II
- North TownGrade II
- Part - Harvey'sGrade II
- Part Woods Partwood HouseGrade II
- Rebecca's CottageGrade II
Show all 29 listed buildings ↓All 29 listed buildings
- Rose CottageGrade II
- SunnysideGrade II
- The BartonGrade II
- The Old ForgeGrade II
- Westaway Headstone Approximately 7 Metres South of Church PorchGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBSampford Courtenay 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.