About the Bowes Conservation Area
The Bowes Conservation Area covers about 16 hectares and was designated by Durham County Council in 1984. Inside the boundary are 21 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 20 Grade II). The most significant is Bowes Castle, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Bowes 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.
- Bowes CastleGrade I
- 1 and 2, The StreetGrade II
- Annums FarmhouseGrade II
- Base and Cross Shaft Fragment in the Garden of Cross HouseGrade II
- Bowes and District Working Men's ClubGrade II
- Bowes HallGrade II
- Castle TerraceGrade II
- Chest Tomb to William Thompson, 8 Metres West of Church of St GilesGrade II
- Church of St GilesGrade II
- Croft House Attached Extension and Sunny CroftGrade II
- Cross House and Church ViewGrade II
- Dotheboys Hall and Former Coach HouseGrade II
- Forecourt Wall and Gatepiers in Front of the GroveGrade II
- Garden Walls Gate Piers and Gates Adjoining South Front of Bowes HallGrade II
- Headstone to Thomas Hanby, 1 Metre South of Church of St GilesGrade II
- Headstone to William Shaw, 3 Metres North of Church of St GilesGrade II
- Prospect House and Archway to RightGrade II
- Table Tomb to Henry Bincks, 4 1/2 Metres West of Church of St GilesGrade II
- The Ancient Unicorn Hotel and Attached Rear Wing (shown on Os Map As Unicorn House)Grade II
- The GroveGrade II
- West End Farm Barn and Attached Range of Byres, 20 Metres North of Dotheboys HallGrade 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.