About the Oakworth Conservation Area
The Oakworth Conservation Area covers about 31 hectares within City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 9 listed buildings, all 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.
- 1-47, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 120-124, Commercial StreetGrade II
- 14-20, Colne RoadGrade II
- Christ ChurchGrade II
- Clough House FarmhouseGrade II
- Gatepiers and Gates With Flanking Wall and 9 Piers to Left and Same to RightGrade II
- Gatepiers to Holden Park With Flanking Wall, 4 Piers and Gateway to Left and 5 Piers and 3 Gatepiers to RightGrade II
- Milepost on North Side of Junction With Apsley RoadGrade II
- Oakworth Hall (now Incorporates Numbers 69 and 71)Grade 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
WEBOakworth 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.