About the Barnsley - Regent Street, Church Street and Market Hill Conservation Area
The Barnsley - Regent Street, Church Street and Market Hill Conservation Area covers about 8.1 hectares within Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 31 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 29 Grade II). The most significant is Barnsley War Memorial, 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.
- 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.
- Barnsley War MemorialGrade II*
- Church of St MaryGrade II*
- 1 and 3, Peel SquareGrade II
- 12 and 14, Market HillGrade II
- 13 and 15, Regent StreetGrade II
- 14 and 16, Regent StreetGrade II
- 15, Market HillGrade II
- 16, Market HillGrade II
- 17 21 and 23, Regent StreetGrade II
- 23, Church StreetGrade II
- 41-43 Church Street, Barnsley, South YorkshireGrade II
- 5 and 7, Regent StreetGrade II
- 5 Peel SquareGrade II
- 8 AND 10, REGENT STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 9, Regent StreetGrade II
- Former Yorkshire BankGrade II
- Gatepiers and Walls to Church Yard of Church of St MaryGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Number 13 (royal Bank of Scotland)Grade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk outside numbers 19-21 (Barnsley Building Society)Grade II
- Piers and Railings to Front of Town Hall Including StepsGrade II
- Piers, Wall and Railings to Front Area of Court House BuildingGrade II
- Queens Court Business Centre and attached railings to frontGrade II
- The Civic Hall, including 44a, 46, 48, 52, 54 and 56 Eldon StreetGrade II
- The Courthouse StationGrade II
Show all 31 listed buildings ↓All 31 listed buildings
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
WEBBarnsley - Regent Street, Church Street and Market Hill Conservation Area AppraisalBarnsley Metropolitan 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 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.