About the Woodlands Conservation Area
The Woodlands Conservation Area covers about 43 hectares within Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 26 listed buildings, all Grade II. 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.
- 1-7, Harold AvenueGrade II
- 113 and 115, The CrescentGrade II
- 129-135, The CrescentGrade II
- 15 and 17, Green LaneGrade II
- 17-19, Quarry LaneGrade II
- 2-8, Central AvenueGrade II
- 23 and 25, West AvenueGrade II
- 26-32 Green LaneGrade II
- 27 and 29, Central AvenueGrade II
- 27 and 29, Green LaneGrade II
- 31-37 Central AvenueGrade II
- 33 and 35, The CrescentGrade II
- 34-38, Green LaneGrade II
- 45 and 47, The CrescentGrade II
- 49-53, The CrescentGrade II
- 5 and 6, The ParkGrade II
- 64 and 66, The CrescentGrade II
- 65 and 67, The CrescentGrade II
- 7-10, The ParkGrade II
- 73 and 75, The CrescentGrade II
- 87 and 89, Great North RoadGrade II
- Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Terry Holt CottageGrade II
- Woodlands First SchoolGrade II
Show all 26 listed buildings ↓All 26 listed buildings
- Woodlands Middle SchoolGrade II
- Woodside CottagesGrade 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
WEBWoodlands 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.