About the Hunstanworth Conservation Area
The Hunstanworth Conservation Area covers about 6.4 hectares and was designated by Durham County Council in 1993. Inside the boundary are 19 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 18 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St James, 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 Hunstanworth 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.
- Church of St JamesGrade II*
- Corner Cottage Mansion CottageGrade II
- Courtyard and Orchard Walls in Front of Stable BlockGrade II
- Former School and House Attached (old Church House)Grade II
- Former Vicarage With Terrace Retaining Wall and StepsGrade II
- Hunstanworth Farm East Byre RangeGrade II
- Hunstanworth Farm North RangeGrade II
- Hunstanworth Farm West RangeGrade II
- Hunstanworth FarmhouseGrade II
- Moor View (house Opposite Church, Shown As Os Map As Shangri La)Grade II
- Range to East of Hunstanworth Farm East Byre RangeGrade II
- South View Cottage the CottageGrade II
- Stable Block of Former VicarageGrade II
- Tower in Churchyard of Church of St JamesGrade II
- Walls and gate in front of Hunstanworth Farm and farmhouseGrade II
- Walls on North Side of Village Street in Front of South View, Woodside Cottage, The Cottage, Mansion Cottage, Corner Cottage and the Vicarage, With Gate Piers and GatesGrade II
- Walls on South Side of Village Street in Front of Ivy Cottage, Moor View and Old Church HouseGrade II
- Walls, Piers and Gates Enclosing Yard of Church of St JamesGrade II
- West End, Pine Cottage and Ivy Cottage, With Area Wall and GatesGrade 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.