Planning permission in Mid Devon
Mid Devon District Council decides planning applications in Mid Devon, except inside the national park, where the park authority does. This page shows the protected areas that affect what homeowners can build without planning permission, and the planning data Mid Devon publishes.
Conservation areas
Mid Devon has 51 conservation areas. In a conservation area, permitted development rights are reduced: side extensions, two-storey extensions, loft dormers and cladding all need planning permission, and many councils add Article 4 directions on top.
- Ashill
- Bampton
- Bickleigh
- Bickleigh Castle
- Blundell's
- Bolham
- Bow
- Bradninch
- Cadeleigh
- Chawleigh
- Cheriton Bishop
- Cheriton Fitzpaine
- Chettiscombe
- Chevithorne
- Coldridge
- Colebrooke
- Coleford
- Cove
- Cove Hill
- Craddock
- Crediton
- Cullompton
- Culmstock
- Down St Mary
- Grand Western Canal
- Halberton
- Hockworthy
- Holcombe Rogus
- Huntsham
- Kennerleigh
- Kentisbeare
- Knowle
- Lapford
- Morchard Bishop
- Newton St Cyres
- Oakford
- Oakfordbridge
- Puddington
- Sampford Peverell
- Sandford
- Silverton
- Stockleigh English
- Stockleigh Pomeroy
- Stoodleigh
- Thorverton
- Tiverton
- Uffculme
- Upton Hellions
- Willand
- Yeoford
- Zeal Monachorum
Read more: extensions, loft dormers, garden rooms and solar panels in a conservation area.
Article 4 directions
Mid Devon hasn't published any Article 4 boundaries on planning.data.gov.uk. Most councils have at least one Article 4 direction, often in conservation areas, so check the council's website or ask its planning team before relying on permitted development.
What is an Article 4 direction?
National parks, National Landscapes and green belt
- National parks in or bordering Mid Devon: Dartmoor, Exmoor.
- National Landscape (Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty) in or bordering Mid Devon: Blackdown Hills.
National parks and National Landscapes restrict permitted development in similar ways to conservation areas. Read more: extensions, loft dormers and garden rooms.
Listed buildings and protected trees
Listed buildings everywhere in England are recorded by Historic England, and the checker looks for them at every address. Mid Devon doesn't publish listed building outlines, so where a listed building is recorded near an address, we ask the homeowner to check whether it's theirs.
Mid Devon doesn't publish its tree preservation orders as data. If there are mature trees near your project, ask the council whether any are protected before you start.
What Mid Devon publishes
| Data | Status | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Conservation area boundaries | Published | 51 |
| Article 4 direction boundaries | Not published | 0 |
| Listed building outlines | Not published | 0 |
| Tree preservation order areas | Not published | 0 |
| Protected trees | Not published | 0 |
Planning work on a home in Mid Devon? Put a pin on your house and we'll check it against all of this.
Start a checkData from planning.data.gov.uk, published by Mid Devon District Council and national bodies under the Open Government Licence, last updated here on 30 October 2026. Mid Devon District Council website.