About the Leeds Liverpool Canal Conservation Area
The Leeds Liverpool Canal Conservation Area covers about 183 hectares and was designated by City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council in 1988. Inside the boundary are 39 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 35 Grade II). The most significant is Leeds and Liverpool Canal Five Rise Locks With Overflow Channel, Grade I. Part of the area lies in flood zone 2, 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.
- Leeds and Liverpool Canal Five Rise Locks With Overflow ChannelGrade I
- West Riddlesden HallGrade I
- Leeds and Liverpool Canal Three Rise Locks With Overflow ChannelGrade II*
- Leeds and Liverpool Canal Two Rise Locks With Overflow Channel Dowley GapGrade II*
- 287, Apperley RoadGrade II
- 289, Apperley RoadGrade II
- 291, APPERLEY ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 5, 6 and 7, Jane HillsGrade II
- 7 and 9, Leach WayGrade II
- 997, Harrogate RoadGrade II
- Barn Adjacent to East End of Number 293Grade II
- Barn Approximately 70 Metres North North East of Elam GrangeGrade II
- Bingley Baptist ChurchGrade II
- Bingley Church of England First SchoolGrade II
- Bowling Green Mill Engine House and Attached Chimney Occupied by DamartGrade II
- Canal Warehouse Immediately West of Number 7Grade II
- Dog and Gun Public HouseGrade II
- Elam GrangeGrade II
- Farm Buildings Approximately 60 Metres to North East of Elam GrangeGrade II
- Field HouseGrade II
- Laythorpe Farmhouse and Attached BarnGrade II
- Leeds and Liverpool Canal Barn to Rear of Bottom FarmhouseGrade II
- Leeds and Liverpool Canal Bottom FarmhouseGrade II
- Leeds and Liverpool Canal British Waterways Authority Works Depot Building by Summit of Dobson LocksGrade II
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- Leeds and Liverpool Canal Cottages Adjacent to Dobson LocksGrade II
- Leeds and Liverpool Canal Dowley Gap Bridge (number 206)Grade II
- Leeds and Liverpool Canal Retaining Walls, Gates and Shoot of Dobson LocksGrade II
- Leeds and Liverpool Canal Scourer Bridge (number 205)Grade II
- Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Aqueduct Over Morton Beck at Se1003 4120 (that Part Which Lies in Keighley)Grade II
- Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Canal Bridge Number 208 200 Metres West of Junction With Dock LaneGrade II
- Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Dowley Gap AqueductGrade II
- Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Field 3 Rise Lock 16 18 at Se180 398Grade II
- Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Hirst Lock, 10 Metres East of Junction With Hirst LaneGrade II
- Limekiln in Bank Near Canal Approximately 170 Metres to North of Elam GrangeGrade II
- Riddlesden CollegeGrade II
- Swine Lane BridgeGrade II
- That Part of Mill Fronting Road Occupied by Bingley Mill Limited Tops WarehouseGrade II
- That Part of Park Road Tannery at Junction With Park RoadGrade II
- Wall Railings and Gatepiers to Bingley Baptist ChurchGrade 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
WEBLeeds Liverpool Canal 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.