About the Heighington Conservation Area
The Heighington Conservation Area covers about 42 hectares within Darlington Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 44 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 42 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Michael, Grade I.
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.
- Church of St MichaelGrade I
- Heighington HallGrade II*
- 1, West GreenGrade II
- 16, East GreenGrade II
- 17, Darlington RoadGrade II
- 38 and 39, West GreenGrade II
- 39, Church ViewGrade II
- 42, West GreenGrade II
- 7, West GreenGrade II
- Carter Headstone 30 Metres South West of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Churchyard Wall and Gate Piers to East Number 10Grade II
- Churchyard Wall, Gate and Gate Piers to North of Village HallGrade II
- Dovecote and Outbuildings North West of Trafalgar HouseGrade II
- Dovecote West of Dovecote CottageGrade II
- East and North Garden Walls to South East of Number 7Grade II
- Eldon HouseGrade II
- Garden Screen Wall North East of Heighington HallGrade II
- Garden Wall and Gate Piers South of Number 16 and Number 18Grade II
- Gazebo and Walls to Rear of Number 43Grade II
- Gazebo, Terrace Wall and Sheds South-East of Number 7Grade II
- GreenbankGrade II
- Hearse House 35 Metres North East of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Heighington War MemorialGrade II
- Hodgson Tomb 3 Metres North of Church of St MichaelGrade II
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- Holly HouseGrade II
- Ivy HouseGrade II
- Lawn HouseGrade II
- Manor Farm HouseGrade II
- NorthcottGrade II
- Number 45 and Former SmithyGrade II
- Rutter Headstone 12metres South of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Surtees Table Tomb 2.5 Metres North of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- The Bay Horse Public HouseGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The Manor HouseGrade II
- The Old HallGrade II
- The Pump HouseGrade II
- The Village HallGrade II
- Trafalgar House and Garden Wall Attached to NorthGrade II
- Wall and Gate Piers in Front of Number 43Grade II
- Wall to East of Heighington HallGrade II
- Walls Gate Piers and Pigsty to West and North of Trafalgar HouseGrade II
- Wilkinson Headstone 14 Metres South of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Young Headstone 10 Metres West of Church of St MichaelGrade 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
WEBHeighington Conservation Area AppraisalDarlington Borough 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 Darlington Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.