Registered parks and gardens

Since the 1980s, English Heritage have established a national record of historic parks and gardens which make an important contribution to our landscape heritage. The full list and further information can be found on the English Heritage website.

From town gardens and public parks to the great country estates, such places are an important, distinctive and much cherished part of our inheritance and we have a duty of care for them.

The City of Plymouth has six registered parks and gardens and the Council intends to ensure that these areas are appropriately protected:

• Civic square
• Devonport park
• Ford Park cemetery
• The Hoe
• Plympton House
• Saltram House

All of which are Grade II except Saltram, whose garden became formal in the eighteenth century, with advice on garden structures from Lord Grantham and from c. 1770 advice from the landscape designer, Nathaniel Richmond and so has been designated Grade II* status.

Registration is a material consideration in planning terms so, if any application for development may affect a registered park or garden it is worth contacting the Development Consents Office for further advice.