About the Blyth Conservation Area
The Blyth Conservation Area covers about 26 hectares and was designated by Bassetlaw District Council in 1978. Inside the boundary are 31 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 29 Grade II). The most significant is Blyth New Bridge, 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.
- Blyth New BridgeGrade I
- Blyth Priory Church of Saint Mary and Saint MartinGrade I
- 1 and 2, Angel CottageGrade II
- 1 and 2, Angel RowGrade II
- 12-16, High StreetGrade II
- 22 and 24/26, High StreetGrade II
- 3, 4 and 5, Angel CottageGrade II
- Allendale Clare Cottage Ivy Cottage Park CottageGrade II
- Entrance Gateway Formerly to Blyth HallGrade II
- Former Ginevers ButchersGrade II
- Fourways HotelGrade II
- Gate Piers and Gates to Blyth Church, ChurchyardGrade II
- GreystonesGrade II
- Ice House at Centry GarthGrade II
- Ivy CottagesGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Memorial to Joseph Dymond in Church Yard of St Mary and St Martin Church, 45 Metres South of the South AisleGrade II
- Milestone 90 Metres South of Ivy CottagesGrade II
- Nornay South BridgeGrade II
- Number 8, Archway House, Archway Cottage and Number 10Grade II
- Parish RoomGrade II
- Park Farm HouseGrade II
- Pigeoncote Behind GreystonesGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
Show all 31 listed buildings ↓All 31 listed buildings
- St JohnsGrade II
- The Angel InnGrade II
- The HomesteadGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- The Red Hart HotelGrade II
- White House CafeGrade II
- Ye Olde 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
WEBBlyth Conservation Area AppraisalBassetlaw District 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 Bassetlaw District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.