Block Management in Bovey Tracey
Six of eleven radon squares in the top band, and Teignbridge, not Dartmoor, deciding applications
We offer block, estate and leasehold management to RMCs, RTM companies and freeholders in Bovey Tracey. Every one-kilometre square over the town is radon class 5 or 6, so measurement belongs in the compliance plan from the start. The River Bovey warning area names St John's Lane, Station Road and Newton Road, and many of the ward's flats are in buildings not designed as flats.
What We Would Put First for a Block in Bovey Tracey
Measure Radon in Ground-Floor Communal Areas
All eleven kilometre squares over Bovey Tracey are class 5 or 6. Six are in the top band, where maximum radon potential is greater than 30 per cent of homes at or above the action level. We would arrange radon measurement in ground-floor communal areas and keep the results on the compliance record.
ComplianceRegister Flood-Exposed Blocks for Warnings
The River Bovey warning area at Bovey Tracey and Heathfield names St John's Lane, Station Road, Newton Road, Brook Close and Waterside. For a block on those streets we would register for warnings and reflect the exposure in the insurance placement.
InsuranceTreat the Proposed Article 4 as Proposed
The 2011 management plan recommends an Article 4 direction covering windows, doors and roofs, but none has been made. We would check the current position with Teignbridge before specifying window or roof works in either conservation area.
Major works and Section 20Survey Converted Buildings Before Budgeting
Of the 324 flats in the Bovey ward, 71 are in converted houses, 45 in other converted buildings and 38 over commercial premises. For a converted block we would schedule a building survey before setting the reserve fund.
Reserve fundsManaging a Block in Bovey Tracey at a Glance
- Local authority
- Teignbridge District Council
- Authority type
- District, under the county council
- Building control
- Teignbridge District Council Building Control
- County
- Devon
- Fire and rescue service
- Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service
- Water and sewerage
- South West Water
- From our Plymouth office
- About 26 miles in a straight line
- Setting
- Inland
What It Costs to Move a Block in Bovey Tracey to Us
Management is a fixed annual fee, quoted for the building and agreed before we start. We take no commission and no third-party incentives, so the fee is the whole of what we earn from the building. Taking a block on carries a one-off start-up fee, set by size:
| Block size | Fee |
|---|---|
| Start-up fee, up to 10 units | £420.00 |
| Start-up fee, up to 25 units | £540.00 |
| Start-up fee, 50 units and above | £660.00 |
Taken from our published Additional Services price list, PBM Form #01-27 rev.6, effective 23 June 2025. All fees quoted are inclusive of VAT. See the full price list and how a handover works.
No Square in Bovey Tracey Falls Below Class 5
Bovey Tracey sits on the granite margin, and its radon readings are high. All eleven one-kilometre squares over the built-up area are class 5 or class 6. Six of them are in the top band, where maximum radon potential is greater than 30 per cent of homes at or above the action level. No square anywhere in the town falls below 10 to 30 per cent. For a block, radon measurement in ground-floor flats and communal areas belongs in the compliance plan from the start.
Many of the Ward's Flats Are in Converted Buildings
At the 2021 Census, 324 of the 3,670 households in the Bovey ward were flats, 8.8 per cent, and only 170 of those were purpose-built. Seventy-one were in a converted or shared house, 45 in another converted building and 38 over commercial premises. The 20 census output areas inside the built-up area hold 2,910 households. Of these, 237 are caravans or other mobile or temporary structures, 8.14 per cent, against 0.07 per cent at Axminster and none at all at St Just. All of the ward's 237 such households fall inside the built-up area, so this describes the town rather than its rural surroundings. Purpose-built flats make up 4.43 per cent of households in the town, with 62 in a converted or shared house, 47 in another converted building and 36 over commercial premises. For a converted block, a building survey before setting the reserve fund and a fire risk assessment suited to a conversion are the starting points.
The River Bovey Warning Area Names Five Streets
The risk is fluvial, on the River Bovey. The Environment Agency's warning area for the Bovey at Bovey Tracey and Heathfield covers 4.85 per cent of the built-up area. It names St John's Lane, Station Road, Newton Road, Brook Close and the Waterside areas. A second area covers the reach from North Bovey down to the town at Drakeford Bridge. Both sit inside the River Teign alert area, which covers 12.07 per cent of the town. No named, dated or costed scheme is published. The council's appraisal identifies the ball clay and lignite deposits of the Bovey basin as the formations that most influenced the town's development. For a block on the named streets, the warning area should be registered and reflected in the insurance placement.
Two Conservation Areas, Each with Appraisal and Management Plan
The parish neighbourhood plan records three conservation areas, 105 listed structures and four scheduled monuments across the parish. Two conservation areas cover the town: the Town Centre area at 11.36 hectares and the Mary Street area at 0.67 hectares. Both were designated on 10 December 1976, and the conservation area was extended on 19 May 2008. Historic England's records treat the Town Centre and Mary Street as one area, revised in May 2008, and add Pottery Road, designated in 2010. Inside the town centre area are 47 listed entries, one of them grade I and five grade II star. The town areas have a published character appraisal and a separate conservation area management plan. The appraisal explains the shape of the place. The route from Exeter to Plymouth entered along East Street and descended Fore Street to cross the river at Bovey Bridge, while the old route from Moretonhampstead enters along Mary Street. For a block in either area, the appraisal and management plan should be read before external works are specified.
The council publishes a count for the conservation areas of one Grade I, eight Grade II* and 61 Grade II, seventy in total. Counting entries inside the built-up area instead gives 65: one Grade I, six Grade II* and 58 Grade II. The two figures differ because they measure different boundaries. The Grade I is the Church of St Peter and St Paul and St Thomas of Canterbury. Two of the Grade II* entries are chest tombs in the churchyard rather than buildings. For a listed block, works to its fabric need listed building consent, and the building's own list entry is the record to check.
Teignbridge Decides, Under a Newly Adopted Local Plan
Planning decisions are made by Teignbridge District Council under the Teignbridge Local Plan 2020 to 2040, adopted on 19 May 2026 in place of the 2013 to 2033 plan. The legal challenge window closed on 30 June 2026. The Bovey Parish Neighbourhood Plan 2021 to 2033 was made in March 2022 and sits on top; referendum figures are not published. Part of the parish lies in Dartmoor National Park, but the town itself does not. 8.90 per cent of the built-up area is inside the park, all of it on the western fringe. Fore Street, Mary Street and both conservation areas are outside it. So Teignbridge determines applications in the town, and the National Park Authority only on the western edge. The council's own documents treat Bovey Tracey as outside the park, naming Ashburton and Buckfastleigh as the parishes that had to apply to both authorities. There is no Article 4 direction. The 2011 management plan recommends one. It lists window and door replacement, roof alterations including dormers and rooflights, changing roofing material from natural slate, gates, fences and walls, and the removal of architectural details. That is a proposal, not a made direction, and should not be relied on as one. For a block, the current position should be checked with Teignbridge before window or roof works are specified.
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Bovey Tracey Questions
Does Dartmoor National Park Decide Planning for a Block in Bovey Tracey?
Not in the town itself. Only 8.90 per cent of the built-up area, the western fringe, lies inside the park. Fore Street, Mary Street and both conservation areas are outside it, so Teignbridge District Council determines applications there under the Teignbridge Local Plan 2020 to 2040, adopted on 19 May 2026.
Is There an Article 4 Direction in Bovey Tracey?
No. The 2011 conservation area management plan recommends one. It would cover window and door replacement, roof alterations including dormers and rooflights, changing roofing from natural slate, gates, fences and walls, and removal of architectural details. That remains a proposal, not a made direction, and should not be relied on as one.
Which Neighbourhood Plan Applies in Bovey Tracey?
The Bovey Parish Neighbourhood Plan 2021 to 2033, made in March 2022, sits on top of the Teignbridge Local Plan 2020 to 2040. Referendum figures are not published. The parish plan records three conservation areas, 105 listed structures and four scheduled monuments across the parish.
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