About the Thornton Conservation Area
The Thornton Conservation Area covers about 20 hectares and was designated by City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council in 1978. Inside the boundary are 50 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 49 Grade II). The most significant is 72 and 74 Market Street, with front garden wall and railings to 74, 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.
- 72 and 74 Market Street, with front garden wall and railings to 74Grade II*
- 1-13, Back FieldGrade II
- 1-17, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 1-19, FRIENDLY STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 1-29, HAVELOCK STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 1-9, SOUTH SQUARE BD13 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 1, 3 and 5, Sapgate Lane Bd13Grade II
- 1, CORRIE STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 1, Havelock SquareGrade II
- 11-17, Market Street Bd13Grade II
- 112 and 114, Market Street Bd13Grade II
- 15-21, Sapgate Lane Bd13Grade II
- 15, 17, 22 and 24 BackfieldGrade II
- 17, 19 and 21 Havelock SquareGrade II
- 19-29, Back FieldGrade II
- 2 and 4, Priestley Street Bd13Grade II
- 2-10, Friendly StreetGrade II
- 2-16, Springfield Street Bd13Grade II
- 2-6, DOLE STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 2, 4 and 6, Sapgate Lane Bd13Grade II
- 23-31, Sapgate Lane Bd13Grade II
- 283, Thornton Road Bd13Grade II
- 285 and 287, Thornton Road Bd13Grade II
- 3-15, Havelock SquareGrade II
Show all 50 listed buildings ↓All 50 listed buildings
- 379A AND 381, THORNTON ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 4-14, Prospect Street Bd13Grade II
- 420, Thornton Road Bd13Grade II
- 45-51, Market Street Bd13Grade II
- 470-482, Thornton Road Bd13Grade II
- 48, 50 and 52, Market Street Bd13Grade II
- 5, Lower Kipping Lane Bd13Grade II
- 53, Market Street Bd13Grade II
- 54, 56 and 58 (Fern Bank), Market StreetGrade II
- 55 and 57, Market Street Bd13Grade II
- 60 and 62, Market Street Bd13Grade II
- 7, Lower Kipping LaneGrade II
- 76 and 78, Market Street Bd13Grade II
- 90, 90a and 92, Market Street Bd13Grade II
- 94, Market Street Bd13Grade II
- Ashfield HouseGrade II
- Barn to Rear of Number 72Grade II
- Cloggers RowGrade II
- Former cottage row to the rear of 53 Market StreetGrade II
- Headly Golf ClubGrade II
- Kipping BarnGrade II
- Kipping HouseGrade II
- Kipping Independent ChapelGrade II
- Number 19 and BarnGrade II
- Prospect MillGrade II
- Railings and Gate Piers in Front of ChapelGrade 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
WEBThornton 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.