About the Menston Conservation Area
The Menston Conservation Area covers about 3.3 hectares and was designated by City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council in 2004. Inside the boundary are 9 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 8 Grade II). The most significant is Menston Old Hall (Fairfax Hall), Grade II*.
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.
- Menston Old Hall (Fairfax Hall)Grade II*
- 30, Main StreetGrade II
- 34, Main StreetGrade II
- 36, Main StreetGrade II
- 38, Main StreetGrade II
- 40, Main StreetGrade II
- Barn to the North of Menston Old HallGrade II
- Outbuildings abutting the Malt Shovel Public House, to the eastGrade II
- The Malt Shovel Public HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBMenston 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.