About the Cusworth Conservation Area
The Cusworth Conservation Area covers about 24 hectares and was designated by Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council in 1981. Inside the boundary are 9 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 8 Grade II). The most significant is Cusworth Hall, Grade I. 2 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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.
- Cusworth HallGrade I
- Boathouse at North End of Upper Fish PondGrade II
- Bowling House and attached Garden Walls to South East of Church CottageGrade II
- Entrance Lodge to Cusworth Hall Including Wing Walls and GatesGrade II
- Keeper's Cottage and associated Kennels, Orchard Lane, CusworthGrade II
- Manor CottageGrade II
- Old Stable Block and Bothy to Cusworth HallGrade II
- The Manor HouseGrade II
- The MistalGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBCusworth Conservation Area AppraisalDoncaster Metropolitan Borough 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 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.