About the Tudhoe Conservation Area
The Tudhoe Conservation Area covers about 15 hectares and was designated by Durham County Council in 1993. Inside the boundary are 9 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 8 Grade II). The most significant is Tudhoe Hall Farm and Tudhoe Hall, 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 Tudhoe 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.
- Tudhoe Hall Farm and Tudhoe HallGrade II*
- Church of St Charles and Presbytery AttachedGrade II
- FernleaGrade II
- Gate Piers and Piers North of Church of St CharlesGrade II
- No.41 (the Green Tree Public House) and No.43Grade II
- North FarmGrade II
- Outbuilding to South East of No.22 (tudhoe Hall Farm)Grade II
- Tudhoe House and Laburnum Cottage and Walls AttachedGrade II
- Tudhoe War MemorialGrade 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.