About the Mickleton Conservation Area
The Mickleton Conservation Area covers about 28 hectares within Durham County Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 12 listed buildings, all 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 Mickleton 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.
- Barn, 5 Metres West of RosedeneGrade II
- Farmbuildings 15 Metres North of Nook FarmhouseGrade II
- Field Barn and Attached Byre, 50 Metres South East of High Green FarmhouseGrade II
- Former Stable, 20 Metres West of High Green FarmhouseGrade II
- High Green Farmhouse and Outbuilding ExtensionGrade II
- Low Green, 55 Metres North of High Green FarmhouseGrade II
- Middle Green Barn and Attached FarmbuildingsGrade II
- Nook Farmhouse, Extension and Wall to LeftGrade II
- Numbers 2 and 3 and Range of Sheds to Left Syke HouseGrade II
- Pump House, 18 Metres West of High Green FarmhouseGrade II
- RosedeneGrade II
- The Old SchoolGrade 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.