About the Lanchester Conservation Area
The Lanchester Conservation Area covers about 55 hectares and was designated by Durham County Council in 1972. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, Grade I. 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 All SaintsGrade I
- 39, Front StreetGrade II
- Brook VillaGrade II
- Deanery Farmhouse and Cottage With Attached BarnGrade II
- Lanchester House With Walls in FrontGrade II
- Lanchester Post OfficeGrade II
- Lodge Well Circa 100 Metres to South of the LodgeGrade II
- Patrick Tomb Circa 13 Metres East of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Prospect HouseGrade II
- Queens Head Public HouseGrade II
- The DeaneryGrade II
- The LodgeGrade II
- Walls and Piers in Front of the DeaneryGrade II
- Walls, steps, piers, railings and gates to south and west of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- War memorial outside All Saints' Roman Catholic Church, LanchesterGrade II
- White Tomb Circa 40 Metres North East of Church of All SaintsGrade 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.