About the Ashbourne Conservation Area
The Ashbourne Conservation Area covers about 22 hectares and was designated by Derbyshire Dales District Council in 1968. Inside the boundary are 149 listed buildings (3 Grade I, 11 Grade II*, 135 Grade II). The most significant is Old Grammar School, 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 Ashbourne 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.
- Old Grammar SchoolGrade I
- Parish Church of St OswaldGrade I
- The Mansion Including Coach House WallGrade I
- 20 and 22, Market PlaceGrade II*
- 37-39 St John's StreetGrade II*
- Church of St John with street railings, gates, piers and front stepsGrade II*
- Churchyard Gate Piers and Gates to the Parish Church of St OswaldGrade II*
- Dove HouseGrade II*
- Owlfields AlmshousesGrade II*
- Pegg's AlmshousesGrade II*
- Smiths Wine TavernGrade II*
- Summer House in Grounds of Mansion HouseGrade II*
- The Green Man and Black's Head Hotel, Attached Inn Sign Bridging RoadGrade II*
- The Grey HouseGrade II*
- 1 and 2, Victoria SquareGrade II
- 1, Buxton RoadGrade II
- 1, Lovatt's YardGrade II
- 10, Dig StreetGrade II
- 10, Victoria SquareGrade II
- 11, Buxton RoadGrade II
- 11, Dig StreetGrade II
- 12 and 14, Buxton RoadGrade II
- 12 and 14, Church StreetGrade II
- 12 St John's StreetGrade II
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- 12, Dig StreetGrade II
- 12, Market PlaceGrade II
- 13 and 15, Buxton RoadGrade II
- 13 Market PlaceGrade II
- 13, Church StreetGrade II
- 13, Dig StreetGrade II
- 13, St John's StreetGrade II
- 14, Dig StreetGrade II
- 14, Market PlaceGrade II
- 14, Victoria SquareGrade II
- 15 and 17, Dig StreetGrade II
- 16, Market PlaceGrade II
- 16, St John's StreetGrade II
- 16, Victoria SquareGrade II
- 17 and 19, Church StreetGrade II
- 17, Buxton RoadGrade II
- 18 and 20, St Johns StreetGrade II
- 18-22, Buxton RoadGrade II
- 19, Buxton RoadGrade II
- 2 K6 Telephone Kiosks Outside the Market Place Post OfficeGrade II
- 2-6, Market PlaceGrade II
- 2, Buxton RoadGrade II
- 2, KING STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 2, Lovatts YardGrade II
- 21 and 23, Church StreetGrade II
- 22, St John's StreetGrade II
- 24 and 26, Church StreetGrade II
- 24-26, Buxton RoadGrade II
- 24, Market PlaceGrade II
- 24, St John's StreetGrade II
- 24, Union StreetGrade II
- 25 and 25a, St John's StreetGrade II
- 25, Church StreetGrade II
- 26 and 28 St John's StreetGrade II
- 27 Church StreetGrade II
- 28, Church StreetGrade II
- 29, Church StreetGrade II
- 29, Market PlaceGrade II
- 29, St John's StreetGrade II
- 3 and 5, Church StreetGrade II
- 3-4, Lovatt's YardGrade II
- 3, Buxton RoadGrade II
- 3, Market PlaceGrade II
- 3, Union StreetGrade II
- 30 St John StreetGrade II
- 31 and 33, Market PlaceGrade II
- 31 Church StreetGrade II
- 32-34 St John StreetGrade II
- 33-37, Church StreetGrade II
- 33, St John's StreetGrade II
- 34, Church StreetGrade II
- 35, Market PlaceGrade II
- 37-39 and 41 Market PlaceGrade II
- 38 and 40, St John's StreetGrade II
- 38, Church StreetGrade II
- 4, King StreetGrade II
- 4, Victoria SquareGrade II
- 42 and 44 St John StreetGrade II
- 45 and 47, Church StreetGrade II
- 45, St John's StreetGrade II
- 47 and 49, St John's StreetGrade II
- 49 Church StreetGrade II
- 5, Buxton RoadGrade II
- 5, Market PlaceGrade II
- 5, St John's StreetGrade II
- 5, Victoria SquareGrade II
- 50, St John's StreetGrade II
- 51 Church StreetGrade II
- 51, St John's StreetGrade II
- 52, St John's StreetGrade II
- 53-57, Church StreetGrade II
- 54, St John's StreetGrade II
- 56, St Johns StreetGrade II
- 59, Church StreetGrade II
- 6, Dig StreetGrade II
- 7 and 9, Buxton RoadGrade II
- 7, Church StreetGrade II
- 7, Market PlaceGrade II
- 72, Church StreetGrade II
- 8, Dig StreetGrade II
- 9 and 11, Church StreetGrade II
- 9, Dig StreetGrade II
- Ashbourne Methodist ChurchGrade II
- Barclays BankGrade II
- Boundary WallGrade II
- Century Hall and Front Wall With RailingsGrade II
- Churchyard Walls to the Parish Church of St OswaldGrade II
- Clergyman's Widows AlmshousesGrade II
- Cobbled PavementGrade II
- Former Malthouse to Rear of 23 Church StreetGrade II
- Gabled Building at Rear of Numbers 12 and 14Grade II
- Garden Wall to Dove HouseGrade II
- Garden Wall to Number 72Grade II
- Garden Wall, Piers and Gates to Spalden's AlmshousesGrade II
- Gazebo at Dove HouseGrade II
- George and Dragon Public HouseGrade II
- Hanson MountGrade II
- House Adjoining Number 52Grade II
- Hulland HouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Lamp Post, Victoria SquareGrade II
- Lloyds BankGrade II
- Lloyds Bank Wall to North and South of GardenGrade II
- Madge HouseGrade II
- MilestoneGrade II
- National Westminster BankGrade II
- Part of Royal British Legion HeadquartersGrade II
- Partly Cobbled and Raised Pavement and Steps at Front of Old Grammar SchoolGrade II
- PumpGrade II
- Royal British Legion Head QuartersGrade II
- Spalden's AlmshousesGrade II
- Summer House in Garden of Number 7Grade II
- Summer House on Site of Former Swimming PoolGrade II
- Surface of Market PlaceGrade II
- Surface of Tiger YardGrade II
- Surface of Victoria SquareGrade II
- Swiss CottageGrade II
- The Corner HouseGrade II
- The Horns Public HouseGrade II
- The Town HallGrade II
- Vine HouseGrade II
- Wh SmithGrade II
- Williams and Glyns BankGrade II
- Williams and Glyns Bank (part)Grade II
- Ye Olde VaultsGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Church StreetSt John's StreetBuxton RoadMarket PlaceDig StreetVictoria SquareLovatt's YardSt Johns StreetUnion StreetAttached Inn Sign Bridging RoadKing StreetLovatts Yard
The council’s appraisal
WEBAshbourne Conservation Area AppraisalDerbyshire Dales 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 Derbyshire Dales District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.