About the Shotley Bridge Conservation Area
The Shotley Bridge Conservation Area covers about 80 hectares and was designated by Durham County Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 32 listed buildings, all Grade II. Part of the area lies in flood zone 2, 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.
- Azalea Court Grove HouseGrade II
- Boundary Stone About 500 Metres North East of Shotley SpaGrade II
- Church of St CuthbertGrade II
- Cutlers' HallGrade II
- Dovecote and Garden Wall South East of Snow's Green HouseGrade II
- Former Lodge to Shotley SpaGrade II
- Former Shotley Spa Bath HouseGrade II
- Former Shotley Spa SaloonGrade II
- Garden Pond West of Grove HouseGrade II
- Garden Wall and Piers South West of Snow's Green HouseGrade II
- Gate Piers in Front of Shotley VillasGrade II
- Gate Piers in Front of St Cuthbert's SchoolGrade II
- King's Head HotelGrade II
- Lloyd's BankGrade II
- Lodge, Piers, Gate and Railings to Grove HouseGrade II
- Messenger HouseGrade II
- Number 28 and Wall AttachedGrade II
- Outbuilding South of Messenger HouseGrade II
- Peile House Shotley House Shotley House CottageGrade II
- Piers and Wall to Garden to Garden of Grove HouseGrade II
- Rose VillaGrade II
- Shotley BridgeGrade II
- Shotley ParkGrade II
- Shotley SpaGrade II
Show all 32 listed buildings ↓All 32 listed buildings
- Shotley Villa Shotley Villa East Shotley Villa WestGrade II
- St Cuthbert's SchoolGrade II
- St Cuthbert's VicarageGrade II
- Swiss CottageGrade II
- Walls and Gate Piers in Front of Shotley HouseGrade II
- Walls and Piers in Front of St Cuthbert's VicarageGrade II
- Walls in Front of Numbers 22 to 24Grade II
- Walls, Gates and Piers in Front of Church of St CuthbertGrade 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.