About the Old Matlock Conservation Area
The Old Matlock Conservation Area covers about 19 hectares and was designated by Derbyshire Dales District Council in 1980. Inside the boundary are 17 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Giles, 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 GilesGrade II*
- Wheatsheaf FarmhouseGrade II*
- 15 Knowleston PlaceGrade II
- 3 Knowleston PlaceGrade II
- 5 Knowleston PlaceGrade II
- 7-13 Knowleston PlaceGrade II
- 86-92, Church StreetGrade II
- Bridge HouseGrade II
- Churchyard Wall and Gatepiers of St GilesGrade II
- Duke William InnGrade II
- Footbridge at South West Side of Number 38Grade II
- Former King's Head InnGrade II
- Huntbridge HouseGrade II
- Pic Tor War MemorialGrade II
- Sundial in St Giles ChurchyardGrade II
- Swiss CottagesGrade II
- The RectoryGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBOld Matlock 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.