About the Thorne - Central Conservation Area
The Thorne - Central Conservation Area covers about 37 hectares and was designated by Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council in 1968. Inside the boundary are 14 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 13 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Nicholas, Grade I. 5 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.
- Church of St NicholasGrade I
- 44a and 44b, King StreetGrade II
- Churchyard Gatepiers Approximately 12 Metres South West of Porch to Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Crimean War Memorial PumpGrade II
- Crimean War Memorial Pump Situated Approximately 20 Metres to West of North East Entrance to ParkGrade II
- Number 1 Silver Street Including Number 31 Bridge StreetGrade II
- Outbuilding to Rear of Number 44aGrade II
- Premises of Richard Law Fruit Shops and Flat AboveGrade II
- Remains of Medieval Coffin Approximately 3 Metres to South of Porch to Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Stonegate House (now Masonic Hall)Grade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- The White Hart InnGrade II
- Thorne Hall, Ellison Street, ThorneGrade II
- Travis StudioGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBThorne - Central 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.