About the Carsington and Hopton Conservation Area
The Carsington and Hopton Conservation Area covers about 50 hectares and was designated by Derbyshire Dales District Council in 1971. Inside the boundary are 31 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 30 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Margaret, 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 MargaretGrade II*
- Carsington and Hopton Primary SchoolGrade II
- Cartshed at Home FarmGrade II
- Dene CottageGrade II
- Farmbuildings to South East of SunnysideGrade II
- Field HouseGrade II
- Garden HouseGrade II
- Garden Walls and Tower at Hopton HallGrade II
- Gate Piers to South West of the LodgeGrade II
- Gell AlmshousesGrade II
- Glebe HouseGrade II
- HillcrestGrade II
- Hopton HallGrade II
- Hopton ManorGrade II
- Ice HouseGrade II
- Kingsford FarmhouseGrade II
- Miner's Arms InnGrade II
- Miners CottagesGrade II
- Mining Low CottageGrade II
- Repton CottageGrade II
- Stable Block to West of Hopton HallGrade II
- Steps and Gates to Vegetable Garden, Hopton HallGrade II
- Swiers FarmhouseGrade II
- The LodgeGrade II
Show all 31 listed buildings ↓All 31 listed buildings
- Townend CottageGrade II
- Townend HallGrade II
- Tudor CottageGrade II
- Village CrossGrade II
- Wall and Gate Piers to North West of Hopton ManorGrade II
- Well to West of Forge CottageGrade II
- WoodbankGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBCarsington and Hopton 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.