About the Holbrook Conservation Area
The Holbrook Conservation Area covers about 42 hectares and was designated by Amber Valley Borough Council in 1980. Inside the boundary are 11 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 10 Grade II). The most significant is Holbrook Hall, 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 Holbrook 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.
- Holbrook HallGrade II*
- Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Farmbuildings to South of Highfield FarmhouseGrade II
- Gates, Attached Wall and War Memorial to North of St Michael's ChurchGrade II
- Highfields Farmhouse and Attached OutbuildingsGrade II
- Nether Cottage and Attached OutbuildingsGrade II
- Oakdene CottageGrade II
- Rachdale LodgeGrade II
- Stocking Frame Knitter's Workshop to Rear of Number 10Grade II
- Stocking Frame Knitters Workshop to Rear of Numbers 18 and 20Grade II
- The Stables to North of Holbrook HallGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHolbrook 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.