About the Wirksworth Conservation Area
The Wirksworth Conservation Area covers about 169 hectares and was designated by Derbyshire Dales District Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 91 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 7 Grade II*, 83 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, 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 Wirksworth 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.
- Church of St MaryGrade I
- 1 Coldwell StreetGrade II*
- 15, Market PlaceGrade II*
- Babington HouseGrade II*
- Grammar SchoolGrade II*
- Old Manor HouseGrade II*
- The Gate HouseGrade II*
- The Red Lion HotelGrade II*
- 1-3, Blind LaneGrade II
- 1-3, Green HillGrade II
- 1, West EndGrade II
- 10 and 12, North EndGrade II
- 10, 12 and 14 St Johns StreetGrade II
- 10, Market PlaceGrade II
- 11, Market PlaceGrade II
- 12 and 14, Coldwell StreetGrade II
- 12, Market PlaceGrade II
- 13, West EndGrade II
- 14, 15 and 15A The CausewayGrade II
- 15, Coldwell StreetGrade II
- 15, St Johns StreetGrade II
- 16 and 18, North EndGrade II
- 17, St Johns StreetGrade II
- 19, Market PlaceGrade II
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- 2 Bollards on Right Hand Side of Gate Piers to West of St Mary'sGrade II
- 2-6, North EndGrade II
- 20, Market PlaceGrade II
- 21 and 22, Market PlaceGrade II
- 23, Market PlaceGrade II
- 23A Market PlaceGrade II
- 24, Market PlaceGrade II
- 25, Market PlaceGrade II
- 28, Market PlaceGrade II
- 31, St Johns StreetGrade II
- 32, St Johns StreetGrade II
- 33 and 35, Coldwell StreetGrade II
- 33, St Johns StreetGrade II
- 34 and 36, St Johns StreetGrade II
- 35, St Johns StreetGrade II
- 37, St Johns StreetGrade II
- 38, St Johns StreetGrade II
- 4 and 5, Market PlaceGrade II
- 4 St John StreetGrade II
- 40 and 42, St Johns StreetGrade II
- 45, Wash GreenGrade II
- 47-50, Wash GreenGrade II
- 5, St Marys GateGrade II
- 57 and 59, St Johns StreetGrade II
- 6 St Johns StreetGrade II
- 6, Coldwell StreetGrade II
- 6, Market PlaceGrade II
- 7 and 8, Market PlaceGrade II
- 7, St Johns StreetGrade II
- 8 St Johns StreetGrade II
- 8, North EndGrade II
- 9, Market PlaceGrade II
- A Group of 4 Bollards at East End of Passageway Between Numbers 22 and 23 Market PlaceGrade II
- A Group of 4 Bollards at North End of St Mary's GateGrade II
- A Group of 4 Bollards at South Side of Gell's BedehousesGrade II
- A Group of 8 Bollards at South End of Church StreetGrade II
- Baptist Cemetery ChapelGrade II
- Bracket Lamp on North Wall of Number 14Grade II
- Churchyard CrossGrade II
- Churchyard Wall and RailingsGrade II
- Dale HouseGrade II
- Durham House and Attached Former ShopGrade II
- Former Wirksworth Maternity HomeGrade II
- Garden Wall and Gate Piers of VicarageGrade II
- Garden Wall, Gate Piers and Gates of Old Manor HouseGrade II
- Gate House LodgeGrade II
- Gate piers and gates to west of St Mary's churchyardGrade II
- Gate Piers of the Gate HouseGrade II
- Gell's BedehousesGrade II
- George HouseGrade II
- Hope and Anchor HotelGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Lime Kiln InnGrade II
- Meerbrook Sough Engine HouseGrade II
- Mile Post on North West Angle of Town HallGrade II
- Moot HallGrade II
- Number 22 With Former Cottage and Stable Adjoining to the EastGrade II
- Outbuilding of VicarageGrade II
- Railings, Gates and Gatepiers to Wirksworth Baptist Cemetery ChapelGrade II
- Royal Oak InnGrade II
- Sunday SchoolGrade II
- The Old Coachhouse and Attached Boundary WallGrade II
- The QuarrymanGrade II
- The VaultsGrade II
- VicarageGrade II
- Wirksworth County Infants School and Attached Railings and WallsGrade II
- Wirksworth Junior SchoolGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Market PlaceSt Johns StreetColdwell StreetNorth EndWash GreenWest Endand 14 St Johns StreetBlind LaneGreen HillSt Marys Gate
The council’s appraisal
WEBWirksworth 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.