About the Muggleswick Conservation Area
The Muggleswick Conservation Area covers about 16 hectares within Durham County Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 9 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 8 Grade II). The most significant is Remains of Manor House at Priory Farm, 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 Muggleswick 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.
- Remains of Manor House at Priory FarmGrade I
- Barn West of Priory FarmhouseGrade II
- Cottage and Enclosure on South Bank of Muggleswick Burn and Wall to LeftGrade II
- Grange Farmhouse and Gin GangGrade II
- Group of Tombs, South of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Mayer Tomb Circa 22 Metres South West of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Muggleswick War MemorialGrade II
- Pigsty With Hen House West of Priory FarmhouseGrade II
- Priory FarmhouseGrade 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.