About the Crich Conservation Area
The Crich Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares and was designated by Amber Valley Borough Council in 1980. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 12 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade I.
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.
- 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.
- Church of St MaryGrade I
- 10 and 12, Bowns HillGrade II
- 12, 14 and 16, The CommonGrade II
- Crich Baptist ChapelGrade II
- Former Primitive Methodist ChapelGrade II
- Honeymoon Cottage Sheaf Cottage Sheaf HouseGrade II
- Milepost 20 Metres South East of the Former Rising Sun Public HouseGrade II
- Portal to Stephenson's Tunnel, CrichGrade II
- The Barns and Attached Outbuildings to the North and North EastGrade II
- The Black Swan Public House and Attached L Shaped Range of Outbuildings to the North-EastGrade II
- The Mansion House and OutbuildingGrade II
- The MountGrade II
- Village Cross to the North East of the Jovial Dutchman Public HouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBCrich 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.