About the Queensbury Conservation Area
The Queensbury Conservation Area covers about 19 hectares and was designated by City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council in 1981. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings, all 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Queensbury CA
- 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.
- 1st and 2nd World War Memorial at Junction With Granby StreetGrade II
- 27, Chapel StreetGrade II
- Baptist ChurchGrade II
- Black Dyke Mills (the Principal 5 and 4 Storey Blocks to South of Complex)Grade II
- Church of the Holy TrinityGrade II
- Gate-piers, gates, wall and railings to front of Black Dyke Mills.Grade II
- Gate, Gatepiers and Railings to Front of Victoria HallGrade II
- Mill Chimney Approximately 3 Metres to South of Principal Mill Buildings at Black Dyke MillsGrade II
- Number 1 (lodge) Including Railings and Gate to the FrontGrade II
- The Albert Memorial at Junction With Brighouse RoadGrade II
- Three Storey Warehouse at Black Dyke Mills (to North of Complex)Grade II
- Victoria HallGrade II
- Warehouse to right of The Queensbury TavernGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBQueensbury 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.