About the Barningham Conservation Area
The Barningham Conservation Area covers about 21 hectares and was designated by Durham County Council in 1984. Inside the boundary are 42 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 40 Grade II). The most significant is Barningham Park, Grade II*.
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 Barningham 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.
- Barningham ParkGrade II*
- Stable Block to North West of Barningham ParkGrade II*
- Barningham HouseGrade II
- Barningham Village SchoolGrade II
- Church of St. MichaelGrade II
- Church ViewGrade II
- Coach House to North of the Old Rectory, With Attached WallsGrade II
- Cross Socket by South East Entrance of St Michael's ChurchyardGrade II
- Elim CottageGrade II
- Former Methodist ChapelGrade II
- Front Wall and Gatepiers to Barningham Village SchoolGrade II
- Front Walls and Gatepiers to Heatherlands, Gillbeck House and the YewsGrade II
- Garden Wall and Attached Outbuildings to West of Barningham ParkGrade II
- Garden Walls and Attached Outbuilding to West of Glebe FarmhouseGrade II
- Gate Piers at Main Entrance to Barningham ParkGrade II
- Gateway, Approach Walls and South Wall to St Michael's ChurchyardGrade II
- Gillbeck HouseGrade II
- Glebe FarmhouseGrade II
- Group of 3 Grave Slabs 15 Metres North West of St Michael's Churchyard EntryGrade II
- Ha Ha Wall and Gates to East and South East of Barningham ParkGrade II
- Hawden Headstone 5 Metres North West of St Michael's Churchyard EntryGrade II
- HeatherlandsGrade II
- Holly Cottage Ivy Cottage Rose Cottage Woodbine CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
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- Kipling Headstone 12 Metres West of St Michael's Churchyard EntryGrade II
- Manor House FarmhouseGrade II
- Message Grave Slab 17 Metres South of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Newby House and Attached Wall to WestGrade II
- Old Smithy and Adjacent CottageGrade II
- Pair of Outbuildings Flanking Gateway to West of Old SmithyGrade II
- Pant on Village GreenGrade II
- Park Cottage, With Yard Walls to RearGrade II
- Shaw House, With Attached Outbuildings to North WestGrade II
- The HolliesGrade II
- The LaurelsGrade II
- The Milbank ArmsGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The YewsGrade II
- Virginia CottageGrade II
- Wall and Culvert Entrance to North of Newby HouseGrade II
- Wellhead 80 Metres East of Barningham ParkGrade II
- WestoeGrade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Durham County Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.