About the Tavistock Conservation Area
The Tavistock Conservation Area covers about 108 hectares and was designated by West Devon Borough Council in 1972. Inside the boundary are 153 listed buildings (4 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 146 Grade II). The most significant is Abbey Gatehouse, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Tavistock 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.
- Abbey GatehouseGrade I
- Betsy Grimbal's Tower, The VicarageGrade I
- Porch to Abbot's Hall in Grounds of Bedford HotelGrade I
- Remains of North-West Corner of Abbey Cloister and Church Wall in St Eustachius' ChurchyardGrade I
- Church of Our Lady and St Mary MagdaleneGrade II*
- Church of St EustachiusGrade II*
- Former Guildhall, Police Station, attached railings and boundary wallsGrade II*
- (white Hart Inn) Public HouseGrade II
- 1 and 2 Bedford VillasGrade II
- 1 and 2, Taylor SquareGrade II
- 1, BEDFORD SQUARE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 1, Canal RoadGrade II
- 1, Church LaneGrade II
- 1, Drake RoadGrade II
- 1, King StreetGrade II
- 1, West StreetGrade II
- 1,2 and 2a, Dolvin RoadGrade II
- 10, Plymouth RoadGrade II
- 11 and 12, West StreetGrade II
- 11 and 13, Plymouth RoadGrade II
- 11, King StreetGrade II
- 12, Plymouth RoadGrade II
- 13-18, Dolvin RoadGrade II
- 13, West StreetGrade II
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- 15 and 17, Plymouth RoadGrade II
- 16, Plymouth RoadGrade II
- 16, West StreetGrade II
- 17, Ford StreetGrade II
- 18-21, Market StreetGrade II
- 19 and 21, Plymouth RoadGrade II
- 19-24, Dolvin RoadGrade II
- 2 and 3, Canal RoadGrade II
- 2, King StreetGrade II
- 2, Market StreetGrade II
- 2, Plymouth RoadGrade II
- 22, Market StreetGrade II
- 23, King StreetGrade II
- 23, Market StreetGrade II
- 24, Market StreetGrade II
- 25, Plymouth RoadGrade II
- 26, King StreetGrade II
- 27, King StreetGrade II
- 27, West StreetGrade II
- 28, West StreetGrade II
- 3 and 4 Bedford VillasGrade II
- 3 and 4, King StreetGrade II
- 3, Market StreetGrade II
- 3, Taylor SquareGrade II
- 30-44, Plymouth RoadGrade II
- 30, Brook StreetGrade II
- 33 and 35, Plymouth RoadGrade II
- 33, West StreetGrade II
- 34-80, Parkwood RoadGrade II
- 35, Bannawell StreetGrade II
- 36, Bannawell StreetGrade II
- 4, Market StreetGrade II
- 4, Plymouth RoadGrade II
- 46-60, Plymouth RoadGrade II
- 5 and 6, King StreetGrade II
- 5 and 6, West StreetGrade II
- 5 and 7, Barley Market StreetGrade II
- 5 Market StreetGrade II
- 5, Canal RoadGrade II
- 50, West StreetGrade II
- 54, West StreetGrade II
- 55 and 56, West StreetGrade II
- 57, West StreetGrade II
- 58, West StreetGrade II
- 59, West StreetGrade II
- 6 and 8, Plymouth RoadGrade II
- 6, Market StreetGrade II
- 60, West StreetGrade II
- 61, West StreetGrade II
- 62, West StreetGrade II
- 64-66, West StreetGrade II
- 7 and 9, Plymouth RoadGrade II
- 7-12, Dolvin RoadGrade II
- 7, Drake RoadGrade II
- 7, Market StreetGrade II
- 7, West StreetGrade II
- 72, Bannawell StreetGrade II
- 73, Bannawell StreetGrade II
- 74, West StreetGrade II
- 75, West StreetGrade II
- 76, West StreetGrade II
- 77, West StreetGrade II
- 78, West StreetGrade II
- 79-80, West StreetGrade II
- 8, Market StreetGrade II
- 9 and 10, King StreetGrade II
- 9 and 10, West StreetGrade II
- 9-18, Duke StreetGrade II
- 9, Market StreetGrade II
- Abbey BridgeGrade II
- Antique ShopGrade II
- Barclays BankGrade II
- Bedford ChambersGrade II
- Bedford HotelGrade II
- Bedford Iron FoundryGrade II
- Bollard at South EndGrade II
- BrooklandsGrade II
- Canal BridgeGrade II
- Canal Building Adjoining Nos 2 and 3 to South EastGrade II
- Cook Stores (hardware)Grade II
- Cornish Arms Public HouseGrade II
- Council DepotGrade II
- County Primary School AnnexeGrade II
- Duke of Bedford StatueGrade II
- Ferrum HouseGrade II
- Fitzford CottagesGrade II
- Fitzford GatehouseGrade II
- Ford Street CharityGrade II
- Former Butchers Market HallGrade II
- Former Police Cottages Immediately East of Police StationGrade II
- Former Railway StationGrade II
- Freemasons HallGrade II
- Kaminski's StorehouseGrade II
- Kelly CollegeGrade II
- Kingdon House, formerly the premises of the Tavistock Printing CompanyGrade II
- Library and Librarian's HouseGrade II
- Lloyds BankGrade II
- Lynbridge HouseGrade II
- Memorial to John Gill in St Eustachius' ChurchyardGrade II
- Midland BankGrade II
- Milestone to East of No 7 Barley Market St Opposite Side of RoadGrade II
- New Cemetery ChapelGrade II
- New Cemetery Lodge, Entrance Gates and MortuaryGrade II
- New HallGrade II
- Newton HouseGrade II
- Pannier MarketGrade II
- Part of Tavistock and District Co Operative SocietyGrade II
- Post and Piers at South East EndGrade II
- Post OfficeGrade II
- Post, Piers and Spear Railings at North West EndGrade II
- Railway ViaductGrade II
- Russell CourtGrade II
- Sir Francis Drake Public HouseGrade II
- Society of FriendsGrade II
- St Rumons Primary SchoolGrade II
- Statue of Sir Francis DrakeGrade II
- Still House and Abbey WallGrade II
- Tavistock Methodist ChurchGrade II
- Tavistock Town Council OfficesGrade II
- Tavyside SchoolGrade II
- The Abbey Chapel Forecourt Wall and PiersGrade II
- The RetreatGrade II
- The VicarageGrade II
- Trustee Savings Bank and Country CasualsGrade II
- Vigo BridgeGrade II
- Wall to South West of Still HouseGrade II
- War MemorialGrade II
- West Devon ClubGrade II
- Westbridge CottagesGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
West StreetPlymouth RoadMarket StreetKing StreetBannawell StreetDolvin RoadCanal RoadDrake RoadTaylor SquareBarley Market StreetBrook StreetChurch Lane
The council’s appraisal
WEBTavistock 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.