About the Wolsingham Conservation Area
The Wolsingham Conservation Area covers about 66 hectares and was designated by Durham County Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 38 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 36 Grade II). The most significant is 27-29 and 31, Front Street, Grade II*. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, 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.
- 27-29 and 31, Front StreetGrade II*
- Whitfield HouseGrade II*
- 1, High StreetGrade II
- 10-14, High StreetGrade II
- 22, High StreetGrade II
- 8, Meadhope StreetGrade II
- AberfoyleGrade II
- Aisley Tomb Circa 4 Metres South of Porch of Church of St Mary and St StephenGrade II
- Attwood Tomb, Circa 100 Metres West and 6 Metres North of Gate to Church of St Mary and St StephenGrade II
- Black Bull Public HouseGrade II
- Bombay HouseGrade II
- Cherry Tree HouseGrade II
- Church of St Mary and St StephenGrade II
- Church of St Thomas of CanterburyGrade II
- Cleadon HouseGrade II
- Coach House to Demesne HallGrade II
- Collins Tomb Circa 4 Metres South of Church of St Mary and St StephenGrade II
- Demesne HallGrade II
- Former Chapel and Buildings AdjoiningGrade II
- Former Primitive Methodist ChapelGrade II
- Former School Attached to Former ChapelGrade II
- Former Wesleyan Methodist ChapelGrade II
- Gate Piers, Gates and Retaining Walls to Church of St Mary and St StephenGrade II
- Group of 5 Graves Immediately South of Church of St Mary and St StephenGrade II
Show all 38 listed buildings ↓All 38 listed buildings
- Holywell Farmhouse, Byre and CarthouseGrade II
- Ivy HouseGrade II
- Mackintosh Tomb Circa 9 Metres East of Church of St Mary and St StephenGrade II
- Milestone in Front of Number 12Grade II
- Old Bank HouseGrade II
- Outbuildings North of Demesne HallGrade II
- RivendellGrade II
- School South East of Church of St ThomasGrade II
- The Surgery and Mounting BlockGrade II
- Thompson Tomb Circa 8 Metres West of Church of St Mary and St StephenGrade II
- Wall Enclosing Yard of Church of St Mary and St StephenGrade II
- Wall on West Side of Garden to Rear of Whitfield HouseGrade II
- Webb Tomb Circa 6 Metres South West of Church of St Mary and St StephenGrade II
- Whitfield House CottageGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
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.