About the Alderwasley Conservation Area
The Alderwasley Conservation Area covers about 256 hectares and was designated by Amber Valley Borough Council in 1991. Inside the boundary are 10 listed buildings, all Grade II.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
ProjectElsewhereIn Alderwasley CA
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- Alderwasley War MemorialGrade II
- Chapel Hill FarmhouseGrade II
- Chapel of St MargaretGrade II
- Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Gate Piers 400 Metres South of Whatstandwell LodgeGrade II
- Gate Piers and Gates to Alderwasley Hall, To the North of the Old VicarageGrade II
- Pendleton Cottage Farmhouse and Post OfficeGrade II
- St Benets SchoolGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- Willetts FarmhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBAlderwasley Conservation Area AppraisalAmber Valley Borough Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Amber Valley Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.