About the Brassington Conservation Area
The Brassington Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares and was designated by Derbyshire Dales District Council in 1971. Inside the boundary are 27 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 25 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St James, 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.
- Church of St JamesGrade II*
- The Gate InnGrade II*
- Barns at Sycamore FarmhouseGrade II
- Brassington HallGrade II
- Brookfield FarmhouseGrade II
- Church Gate CottageGrade II
- Cottage Behind Wash Hills FarmGrade II
- Dragon CottagesGrade II
- House Adjoining Green CottageGrade II
- House Adjoining Miner's ArmsGrade II
- House South of IvybankGrade II
- IvybankGrade II
- Miners Arm and OutbuildingsGrade II
- Pleasant HouseGrade II
- Primitive Methodist ChapelGrade II
- Rake House FarmhouseGrade II
- Red Lion HouseGrade II
- Sundial CottageGrade II
- Sycamore FarmGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The GreenGrade II
- The Green CottageGrade II
- The Manor HouseGrade II
- Tudor HouseGrade II
Show all 27 listed buildings ↓All 27 listed buildings
- Well HouseGrade II
- West End ManorGrade II
- Yew Tree FarmhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBrassington 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.