About the Osmaston Conservation Area
The Osmaston Conservation Area covers about 17 hectares and was designated by Derbyshire Dales District Council in 1972. Inside the boundary are 11 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 10 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Martin, 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 MartinGrade II*
- Eastside CottagesGrade II
- Elm Tree CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- North Lodge and Attached Gateway at Osmaston ParkGrade II
- Osmaston Primary School and Attached HouseGrade II
- Outbuilding 5 Yards North East of Eastside CottagesGrade II
- Outbuilding 5 Yards South East of Eastside CottagesGrade II
- Park View CottageGrade II
- Stone CottagesGrade II
- War Memorial South West of Church of St MartinGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBOsmaston 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.