About the Friar Gate Conservation Area
The Friar Gate Conservation Area covers about 24 hectares and was designated by Derby City Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 79 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 8 Grade II*, 70 Grade II). The most significant is 41, Friar Gate, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Friar Gate 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.
- 41, Friar GateGrade I
- 27, Friar GateGrade II*
- 42, Friar GateGrade II*
- 43-44, Friar GateGrade II*
- 47-51, Friar GateGrade II*
- 99, Friar GateGrade II*
- Church of St John the EvangelistGrade II*
- Church of St WerburghGrade II*
- Friary HotelGrade II*
- 1-2, Vernon StreetGrade II
- 1-5, St Johns TerraceGrade II
- 100, Friar GateGrade II
- 11, Friar GateGrade II
- 11, Vernon StreetGrade II
- 114a-115, Friar GateGrade II
- 115a, 116 and 117, 117a, Friar GateGrade II
- 118, Friar GateGrade II
- 12, Vernon StreetGrade II
- 126, Nuns StreetGrade II
- 13, Vernon StreetGrade II
- 14-18, Vernon StreetGrade II
- 15 South StreetGrade II
- 16-17 Friar GateGrade II
- 16, South StreetGrade II
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- 18 and 20, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 18, Friar GateGrade II
- 19, Friar GateGrade II
- 2, ASHBOURNE ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 20, Friar GateGrade II
- 21-22, Friar GateGrade II
- 23, Friar GateGrade II
- 24 and 26, Ashbourne RoadGrade II
- 28, Ashbourne RoadGrade II
- 28, Friar GateGrade II
- 29, Friar GateGrade II
- 29, York StreetGrade II
- 3 and 3a, Vernon StreetGrade II
- 30-31, Friar GateGrade II
- 30, Ashbourne RoadGrade II
- 32, Ashbourne RoadGrade II
- 32, Friar GateGrade II
- 35-39, Friar GateGrade II
- 38, Ashbourne RoadGrade II
- 4 and 4a, Ashbourne RoadGrade II
- 4-6, BRIDGE STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 4, Vernon StreetGrade II
- 45, Friar GateGrade II
- 46, Friar GateGrade II
- 47, Ford StreetGrade II
- 5, Vernon StreetGrade II
- 56-57, Friar GateGrade II
- 58, Friar GateGrade II
- 59-60, Friar Gate and 2 Bridge StreetGrade II
- 6, Vernon StreetGrade II
- 60A, FRIAR GATE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 61-62, Friar GateGrade II
- 63, Friar GateGrade II
- 64, Friar GateGrade II
- 67-67a, Friar GateGrade II
- 7-10, Vernon StreetGrade II
- 7, Friar GateGrade II
- 73, Friar GateGrade II
- 83-84, Friar GateGrade II
- 93, Friar GateGrade II
- Ashgate Junior School, Front Block, Dining Hall and Boundary WallGrade II
- Chestnut HouseGrade II
- Former Offices of East Midlands Gas BoardGrade II
- Friar Gate Railway BridgeGrade II
- Friargate House SchoolGrade II
- Georgian HouseGrade II
- Greyhound InnGrade II
- Headless CrossGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Adjacent to Handyside BridgeGrade II
- Large's HospitalGrade II
- Old GaolGrade II
- Railings to North of Railway OrphanageGrade II
- The CedarsGrade II
- The Georgian House HotelGrade II
- York HouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Friar GateVernon StreetAshbourne RoadBridge StreetFord StreetFriar Gate and 2 Bridge StreetNuns StreetSouth StreetSt Johns TerraceYork Street
The council’s appraisal
WEBFriar Gate Conservation Area AppraisalDerby City 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 Derby City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.