About the Worksop Conservation Area
The Worksop Conservation Area covers about 75 hectares and was designated by Bassetlaw District Council in 1972. Inside the boundary are 71 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 66 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Cuthbert and St Mary, Worksop Priory, And Remains of Cloister Wall, 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.
- Church of St Cuthbert and St Mary, Worksop Priory, And Remains of Cloister WallGrade I
- Worksop Priory GatehouseGrade I
- Depository at Canal WharfGrade II*
- The Old Ship InnGrade II*
- Worksop War Memorial and associated structuresGrade II*
- 1, 2 and 3, Park PlaceGrade II
- 10, Potter Street (part of Queen's Buildings)Grade II
- 114, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 116, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 126, and 128, BRIDGE STREETGrade II
- 13 and 15, Park StreetGrade II
- 17, Park StreetGrade II
- 19 and 19a, Potter StreetGrade II
- 19, Park StreetGrade II
- 2, Newgate StreetGrade II
- 21, 23, 25 and 27, Park StreetGrade II
- 23, 25 and 27, Potter StreetGrade II
- 3 and 5, White Hart YardGrade II
- 33, 35 and 35a, Potter StreetGrade II
- 33, Park StreetGrade II
- 36 and 38 Carlton RoadGrade II
- 37, Potter StreetGrade II
- 38, Church WalkGrade II
- 38, Potter StreetGrade II
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- 39 and 41, Potter StreetGrade II
- 45, Carlton RoadGrade II
- 81, Potter StreetGrade II
- 9, White Hart YardGrade II
- Abbey Infant School and Teacher's HouseGrade II
- Abbey Infant School AnnexeGrade II
- Boundary Wall and Gate Piers at Canal WharfGrade II
- Canal Cottage and Boundary WallGrade II
- Canal Lock at Canal WharfGrade II
- Church of St Anne and Boundary WallGrade II
- Former Roman Catholic School of St MaryGrade II
- Grafton HouseGrade II
- Ibte Museum of TelecommunicationsGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk (outside the Ship Inn)Grade II
- Lion Vaults, Behind Nos. 108 and 110Grade II
- Lloyds BankGrade II
- Mill Cottages and OutbuildingGrade II
- No. 118, BRIDGE STREETGrade II
- No. 124, BRIDGE STREETGrade II
- No. 29, POTTER STREETGrade II
- No. 31, POTTER STREETGrade II
- No. 86, BRIDGE STREETGrade II
- Nos. 102 and 104, BRIDGE STREETGrade II
- Nos. 106, 108, and 110, BRIDGE STREETGrade II
- Nos. 120, and 122, BRIDGE STREETGrade II
- Nos. 130, 132, and 132a, BRIDGE STREETGrade II
- Nos. 60, 62, 64 and 66, BRIDGE STREETGrade II
- Nos. 79 and 81, BRIDGE STREETGrade II
- Nos. 83 and 85, BRIDGE STREETGrade II
- Nos. 93 and 93a, BRIDGE STREETGrade II
- Nos. 98 and 100, BRIDGE STREETGrade II
- Park CottageGrade II
- Park HouseGrade II
- Part of Queen's BuildingsGrade II
- Priory CrossGrade II
- Quorn HouseGrade II
- Roman Catholic Church of St Mary with presbyteryGrade II
- Sewage pumping station and chimneyGrade II
- St Anne's War MemorialGrade II
- The French Horn Public HouseGrade II
- The Lion Hotel and RestaurantGrade II
- The Mill HouseGrade II
- The WalrusGrade II
- Worksop Central Library and MuseumGrade II
- Worksop East Signal BoxGrade II
- Worksop Station, House and OutbuildingsGrade II
- Worksop Town HallGrade 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
WEBWorksop 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.