About the Keighley Town Centre Conservation Area
The Keighley Town Centre Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares and was designated by City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 25 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 24 Grade II). The most significant is Keighley War Memorial, Grade II*. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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.
- Keighley War MemorialGrade II*
- 1, 1A, 3, 5, 7 and 9, Chapel LaneGrade II
- 19 and 21, Temple StreetGrade II
- 40 and 42, High StreetGrade II
- 9, 11 and 13, Temple StreetGrade II
- Arcade ChambersGrade II
- Barclays BankGrade II
- Commercial InnGrade II
- Council OfficesGrade II
- Eden HouseGrade II
- Forecourt Walls, Piers and Railings to Former Baptist ChapelGrade II
- Former Baptist ChapelGrade II
- Fountain InnGrade II
- Hattersley CrescentGrade II
- Jean Junction, The Former Liberal ClubGrade II
- Keighley Drill HallGrade II
- Keighley Shared Church (of St Andrew and Temple Street Methodist) *Grade II
- MosqueGrade II
- National Westminster BankGrade II
- Police StationGrade II
- Public BathsGrade II
- Public LibraryGrade II
- Russell ChambersGrade II
- The Temperance Institute and Nos 89, 91, 93 and 95 North StreetGrade II
Show all 25 listed buildings ↓All 25 listed buildings
- 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
WEBKeighley Town Centre Conservation Area AppraisalCity of Bradford Metropolitan 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 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.