Useful planning maps

This page contains links to maps you may find useful to work out if different rules apply where you live. 

This includes information on:-

  • conservation areas;
  • protected trees,
  • flood areas, 
  • if your home has additional protection,
  • or do different ‘permitted development’ rights apply to your home.

 

Is your home in a Conservation Area?

If your house is in a Conservation area then different planning rules will apply to some changes you want to make.

Map of Conservation Areas.

 

Is your home (and linked structures) a Listed Building?

If your home and/or linked structures is listed, there is strong protection over changes, and you will need Listed Building Consent to make changes

Find listed buildings.

 

Are trees at your home protected?

Tree can either be protected by a a Tree Preservation Order because they are in a Conservation Area.

Map of Tree Preservation Orders.

Trees in conservation areas.

 

Has the right to change your home into an HMO without the need for permission been removed in Exeter?

Details about this are available in a Supplementary Planning Document

HMO SPD and Article 4 Direction.

 

Is your home in a flood area?

Find out if your home is in a flood area.

Flood map for planning.

 

More planning information

The Government is working on a prototype planning map which may provide useful to you.

Map of planning data for England.

When this content has been updated

Last updated 8 September 2026