About the High Street (Doncaster) Conservation Area
The High Street (Doncaster) Conservation Area covers about 9.3 hectares and was designated by Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council in 1977. Inside the boundary are 47 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 46 Grade II). The most significant is The Mansion House and attached railings, 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.
- 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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- Article 4 (HMO) Boundary - Came into force 14 October 2019Change of use
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.
- The Mansion House and attached railingsGrade I
- 1 Baxter GateGrade II
- 1 High StreetGrade II
- 17, High StreetGrade II
- 18, Hall GateGrade II
- 18, High StreetGrade II
- 19 and 20, High StreetGrade II
- 21 High StreetGrade II
- 22 High StreetGrade II
- 23, High StreetGrade II
- 24 and 24b, High StreetGrade II
- 24 and 25, Baxter GateGrade II
- 25, High StreetGrade II
- 26, HallgateGrade II
- 27, HallgateGrade II
- 33 and 35 (Former Nag's Head) St Sepulchre GateGrade II
- 4 and 5-6 High StreetGrade II
- 4-13, Priory PlaceGrade II
- 40, 41 and 41a, HallgateGrade II
- 41, High StreetGrade II
- 42, High StreetGrade II
- 43, High StreetGrade II
- 43, Prince's StreetGrade II
- 44, High StreetGrade II
Show all 47 listed buildings ↓All 47 listed buildings
- 47-48 High StreetGrade II
- 5, HallgateGrade II
- 50 and 51, High StreetGrade II
- 50, Hall GateGrade II
- 51, Hall GateGrade II
- 52, Hall GateGrade II
- 52, High StreetGrade II
- 53 and 54, Hall GateGrade II
- 6, HallgateGrade II
- 7 and 7a, HallgateGrade II
- 8, HallgateGrade II
- 9, HallgateGrade II
- Barclays BankGrade II
- Former Yorkshire BankGrade II
- Georgian HouseGrade II
- Hall Gate United Reformed ChurchGrade II
- Lamp Standard to Front of Hall Gate United Reformed ChurchGrade II
- Lloyds BankGrade II
- Municipal Offices to West of Mansion HouseGrade II
- National Westminster BankGrade II
- Post OfficeGrade II
- Priory Methodist ChurchGrade II
- Westminster BuildingGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBHigh Street (Doncaster) 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.