About the Snelston Conservation Area
The Snelston Conservation Area covers about 81 hectares and was designated by Derbyshire Dales District Council in 1971. Inside the boundary are 20 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 19 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter, 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 PeterGrade II*
- Ashbourne LodgeGrade II
- Boat House and Summer House to North of Snelston HallGrade II
- BrooksideGrade II
- Brookside CottagesGrade II
- Church LodgeGrade II
- Entrance Gates and Walls to Snelston HallGrade II
- Fountain 5 Metres South of Ruined Hall at SnelstonGrade II
- Icehouse 5 Yards to North West of the Remains of Old Snelston HallGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Outbuildings to West of Snelston HallGrade II
- Outbuildings to West of the Stanton ArmsGrade II
- Ruins of Former Snelston Hall and Attached Walls and GatesGrade II
- School FarmhouseGrade II
- School House CottagesGrade II
- Snelston Hall and attached outbuildings and stable blockGrade II
- The Old Post OfficeGrade II
- The Stanton Arms and Attached StableblockGrade II
- Walls and Gates Adjacent to Ashbourne LodgeGrade II
- War MemorialGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBSnelston 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.