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15 conservation areas and 1 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Adelaide Street/Clarence Place
Designated 2010 · ref. CON15
Rules & recordBarbican
Designated 2016 · ref. CON10
Rules & recordCity Centre
Designated 2019 · ref. CON14
Rules & recordDevonport
Designated 2016 · ref. CON03
Rules & recordEbrington Street
Designated 2016 · ref. CON12
Rules & recordMannamead
Designated 2016 · ref. CON02
Rules & recordNorth Stonehouse
Designated 2016 · ref. CON07
Rules & recordPlympton St Maurice
Designated 2016 · ref. CON13
Rules & recordRoyal Naval Hospital
Designated 2016 · ref. CON06
Rules & recordStoke
Designated 2016 · ref. CON04
Rules & recordStonehouse Peninsula
Designated 2016 · ref. CON05
Rules & recordTamerton Foliot
Designated 2016 · ref. CON01
Rules & recordThe Hoe
Designated 2016 · ref. CON09
Rules & recordTurnchapel
Designated 2016 · ref. CON11
Rules & recordUnion Street
Designated 2016 · ref. CON08
Rules & recordWhat a conservation area changes
Extensions
Side extensions, and rear extensions of more than one storey, are not permitted development — they need planning permission. Single-storey rear extensions keep their normal limits, but the Larger Home Extension prior-approval route is not available.
Lofts and roofs
Roof extensions such as dormers are not permitted development. Rooflights are usually fine if they don't project more than 15 cm.
Cladding
Cladding the outside of a house in stone, artificial stone, pebble dash, render, timber, plastic or tiles needs planning permission.
Outbuildings
Garden rooms, sheds and other outbuildings to the side of the house need planning permission.
Demolition
Demolishing a building larger than 115 m³ needs planning permission. Taking down a wall, gate or fence over 1 m high next to a road (or 2 m elsewhere) also needs permission.
Trees
You must give the council six weeks' notice before cutting down or pruning most trees (trunk over 7.5 cm across at 1.5 m high), even if they are not protected by a tree preservation order.
Article 4 directions
Councils can remove more permitted development rights — for example for windows, doors, porches or front boundaries — with an Article 4 direction. Check the council's list below.
Article 4 directions in Plymouth City Council
These remove some permitted development rights in the areas they cover — check whether one applies to your property before you rely on permitted development.
- HMOs Mutley, Greenbank, City Centre and surrounding areas (14 September 2012)
Conservation area and Article 4 data: planning.data.gov.uk. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always confirm boundaries and rules with the council before starting work. General information, not legal advice.