About the Windlestone Conservation Area
The Windlestone Conservation Area covers about 116 hectares and was designated by Durham County Council in 1993. Inside the boundary are 17 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Clock Tower North of Windlestone 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.
- 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.
- Clock Tower North of Windlestone HallGrade II*
- Windlestone HallGrade II*
- Curved Garden Wall to West of Windlestone HallGrade II
- Eden House, With Walls, Railings and GatesGrade II
- Entrance Gateway to Windlestone Hall, With Piers, Quadrant Walls and GatesGrade II
- Field Boundary to South-West of Windlestone HallGrade II
- Garden Wall to South-West of Windlestone Hall, With Gate and GatewayGrade II
- Garden Wall to West of Windlestone Hall SchoolGrade II
- Ha-Ha Wall to South-West of Windlestone Hall SchoolGrade II
- North Lodge to Windlestone HallGrade II
- Outbuildings to North of Yew CottageGrade II
- Stables to north of Windlestone Hall, now classrooms to Windlestone Hall SchoolGrade II
- Stables, Now School Laundry, To North-West of Windlestone HallGrade II
- Terrace Wall to East and South of Windlestone Hall, With Piers and StepsGrade II
- The Coach House, To North of Garden CottageGrade II
- Wall and Piers to West of Yew CottageGrade II
- Yew CottageGrade 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.