About the Wilsden Conservation Area
The Wilsden Conservation Area covers about 25 hectares and was designated by City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council in 1977. Inside the boundary are 11 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.
- 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.
- 134 and 136, Main StreetGrade II
- 2-16, Chapel RowGrade II
- 4-20 Club Row Including 118 Main StreetGrade II
- Lee Farmhouse and Attached BarnGrade II
- Manor House and Attached BarnGrade II
- Mechanics InstituteGrade II
- Number 38 (woodlands Farmhouse) and Cottage Adjoining to South WestGrade II
- Numbers 71 to 77 (odd) and Numbers 1 to 5 (odd) Garden View (adjoining to North East)Grade II
- Spring Mill HouseGrade II
- Walls Flanking Footpaths To' Wilsden Hill' and the Recreation GroundGrade II
- Wilsden Independent Sunday SchoolGrade 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
WEBWilsden 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.