About the Wentworth Castle and Stainborough Park Conservation Area
The Wentworth Castle and Stainborough Park Conservation Area covers about 182 hectares within Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 29 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 9 Grade II*, 19 Grade II). The most significant is Wentworth Castle, 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.
- Wentworth CastleGrade I
- Conservatory and Linking Bridge at North West Corner of Wentworth CastleGrade II*
- Duke of Argyll's MonumentGrade II*
- Gun RoomGrade II*
- Obelisk to Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (Sun Monument)Grade II*
- Pillared Barn Approximately 20 Metres to South of Steeple LodgeGrade II*
- Queen Anne's Obelisk, Off Rockley Lane, Wentworth Castle, South YorkshireGrade II*
- Rotunda TempleGrade II*
- Stainborough CastleGrade II*
- Statue of the First Earl of Strafford Situated at North End of East Front of Wentworth CastleGrade II*
- Barn at Home Farm and attached wall on eastGrade II
- Battlemented Wall Including Triple Archway Along South Side of the WildernessGrade II
- Cart Shed at Home FarmGrade II
- Church of St JamesGrade II
- Corinthian TempleGrade II
- Cottage to East of Cart Shed at Home FarmGrade II
- Dairy House at Home FarmGrade II
- Entrance Gateway and Gates to Stainborough ParkGrade II
- Former Cowhouses and Calf Houses at Home FarmGrade II
- Former Orangery on North East Side of Walled Garden to North of Home FarmGrade II
- Former Stable Block at Home Farm and Attached ArchwayGrade II
- Gates and Gatepiers With Adjoining Wall Enclosing Churchyard on South Side of Church of St JamesGrade II
- KemblaGrade II
- Menagerie House, 1-3 Park Drive, Wentworth Castle, StainboroughGrade II
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- Queen Annes Lodge and Attached Gates to North West CornerGrade II
- Serpentine BridgeGrade II
- Steeple LodgeGrade II
- The Strafford ArmsGrade II
- Two Pairs of Gates Including Gate Piers and Figures Adjoining the East Front of Wentworth Castle With Iron Railings Enclosing the Garden Between and Balustrades of Terraces to SouthGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWentworth Castle and Stainborough Park 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.