About the Hurworth Conservation Area
The Hurworth Conservation Area covers about 29 hectares and was designated by Darlington Borough Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 31 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 30 Grade II). The most significant is The Old Hall, 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.
- The Old HallGrade II*
- 34 and 35, The GreenGrade II
- 41, The GreenGrade II
- 42, The GreenGrade II
- 51, The GreenGrade II
- Bay Horse Cottage Bay Horse Public HouseGrade II
- Beech CottageGrade II
- Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Colling Chest Tomb 3 Metres South of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Danby Cottage Hawthorn CottageGrade II
- Dovecote and Adjacent Pigsty, 10 Metres West of Number 4 (the Old House)Grade II
- Eden HouseGrade II
- Emerson Table Tomb 3 Metres West of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Font Bowl and Stem 2 Metres North of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Fountain and Trough 20 Metres South of Number 2Grade II
- Garden Walls and Gate Piers to North and West of Number 44Grade II
- Gate Piers and Forecourt Walls to Number 38Grade II
- Greenways Ivy HouseGrade II
- Greenwells and the SurgeryGrade II
- Hurworth and Neasham War MemorialGrade II
- Hurworth Hall West the Old RectoryGrade II
- Hurworth House Boys' Preparatory SchoolGrade II
- Little BreckonGrade II
- Outbuilding on Left Return of Number 4 (the Old House)Grade II
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- Outbuilding on Right Return of Number 44Grade II
- Red HouseGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Sundial HouseGrade II
- The Manor HouseGrade II
- The Old Church SchoolGrade II
- The Old ParsonageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHurworth 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.