About the Cromford Conservation Area
The Cromford Conservation Area covers about 134 hectares and was designated by Derbyshire Dales District Council in 1971. Inside the boundary are 97 listed buildings (10 Grade I, 7 Grade II*, 80 Grade II). The most significant is Bridge at Cromford Mill, 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 Cromford 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.
- Bridge at Cromford MillGrade I
- Building 17 at Cromford MillGrade I
- Building 18 at Cromford MillGrade I
- Building 19 at Cromford MillGrade I
- Building 23 at Cromford MillGrade I
- Buildings 1, 7 and the remains of the Second Mill at Cromford MillGrade I
- Buildings 14, 15, 16 and the bridge link at Cromford MillGrade I
- Buildings 26 and 21 at Cromford MillGrade I
- Buildings 8, 9 and 10 and the perimeter wall at Cromford MillGrade I
- Parish Church of St MaryGrade I
- Bridge HouseGrade II*
- Cromford Bridge (over River Derwent)Grade II*
- Greyhound HotelGrade II*
- Masson MillsGrade II*
- The Arkwright HousesGrade II*
- The Arkwright Houses and Unnumbered House to Left of Number 1Grade II*
- Willersley CastleGrade II*
- 100-110, Cromford HillGrade II
- 114, Cromford HillGrade II
- 116-122, Cromford HillGrade II
- 124-128, Cromford HillGrade II
- 13, North StreetGrade II
- 130, Cromford HillGrade II
- 132-136, Cromford HillGrade II
Show all 97 listed buildings ↓All 97 listed buildings
- 138, CROMFORD HILL (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 142-148, Cromford HillGrade II
- 171-173, Cromford HillGrade II
- 20-24 Cromford HillGrade II
- 20-26, Market PlaceGrade II
- 21 and 23, Cromford HillGrade II
- 25-39, Cromford HillGrade II
- 28-36, Market PlaceGrade II
- 3-13 (odd) and buildings to rearGrade II
- 3, Barnwell LaneGrade II
- 30-46, Water LaneGrade II
- 30, Bedehouse LaneGrade II
- 33-43, Market PlaceGrade II
- 41, Bedehouse LaneGrade II
- 43, Bedehouse LaneGrade II
- 43, Cromford HillGrade II
- 45 Cromford HillGrade II
- 46-52, Cromford HillGrade II
- 54-76, Cromford HillGrade II
- 73-91, Cromford HillGrade II
- 78 and 80 The HillGrade II
- 82 and 84, Cromford HillGrade II
- 86-94, Cromford HillGrade II
- 9-13, Barnwell LaneGrade II
- 93-101, Cromford HillGrade II
- Alison HouseGrade II
- Belstone CottageGrade II
- Building to the rear of 59 to 63, The HillGrade II
- Church of England SchoolGrade II
- Conduit to the Rear of Numbers 3-13 Cromford HillGrade II
- Counting House at Cromford WharfGrade II
- Cromford CourtGrade II
- Cromford Station (building on East Platform)Grade II
- Cromford Station (main Builidng on West Platform)Grade II
- Cromford War MemorialGrade II
- Dene Top CottageGrade II
- Fishing PavilionGrade II
- Footbridge at Cromford StationGrade II
- Former Water Powered Corn Mill Attached Cottage Ancillary Building Boundary Walling and Associated Spillway and ShuttlesGrade II
- Gate Piers and Gates of Willersley CastleGrade II
- Home FarmhouseGrade II
- Lodge of Willersley CastleGrade II
- North East Boundary Walls at Cromford WharfGrade II
- North West Boundary Walls at Cromford WharfGrade II
- Northern Retaining Wall With Loading Bays at Cromford WharfGrade II
- Northern Warehouse at Cromford WharfGrade II
- Numbers 30 and 31 the Latter Forming Part of the Bell InnGrade II
- Numbers 36 and 38 With Outbuilding Attached to NorthGrade II
- Numbers 49-69 (odd) With Building Adjacent to Number 49Grade II
- Old Masson HouseGrade II
- Old RectoryGrade II
- Outbuilding to the Rear of Number 138Grade II
- Outbuilding to the Rear of Numbers 112-114Grade II
- Outbuildings to the Rear of Number 1Grade II
- Rock House (flats Numbers 1-9)Grade II
- Scarthin War MemorialGrade II
- School HouseGrade II
- Side Walls and Curbs to Cromford Canal Basin and Feeder ChannelGrade II
- Slinter WoodGrade II
- Southern Warehouse at Cromford WharfGrade II
- Station Master's HouseGrade II
- Structure 20 Metres South West of the Cottage and Weaver CottageGrade II
- The Back Shop (on Passage Adjacent to the Bell Inn)Grade II
- The Bell Inn (incorporating 47 Cromford Hill and 31 North Street)Grade II
- The Coach HouseGrade II
- The Cottage and Weaver Cottage (to the rear of Nos 18 and 19)Grade II
- The Cromford Almshouses Or BedehousesGrade II
- The Old CottageGrade II
- The Old Village Lock Up to Rear of Number 21 Swift's HollowGrade II
- The ShrubberyGrade II
- Unnumbered Premises Between 45 Cromford Hill and the Arkwright HousesGrade II
- WaterwheelGrade II
- Wharf Cottage (now Rose Cottage and Meadow Close)Grade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Cromford HillBedehouse LaneMarket PlaceBarnwell LaneNorth StreetThe HillWater Lane
The council’s appraisal
WEBCromford 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.