About the Kirkby Cross Conservation Area
The Kirkby Cross Conservation Area covers about 16 hectares and was designated by Ashfield District Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 16 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 Kirkby Cross 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.
- 20, Chapel StreetGrade II
- Barn and Stables at Number 12-16Grade II
- Chapel Street Farmhouse and adjoining cottageGrade II
- Church of St WilfridGrade II
- Farmyard and Garden Walls at Numbers 12 to 16Grade II
- Garden Boundary Wall to West of Number 20Grade II
- K6 Telephone Kisok Adjoining Stable Range to East of Number 20Grade II
- Kirkby CrossGrade II
- Numbers 2 and 6 and Adjoining StableGrade II
- Stable Adjoining Number 20 to North EastGrade II
- Stable Range 20 Metres East of Number 20Grade II
- The CroftGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The PinfoldGrade II
- The Post OfficeGrade II
- Well Head 7 Metres East of Number 13Grade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Ashfield District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.