About the Goole Town Conservation Area
The Goole Town Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares and was designated by East Riding of Yorkshire Council in 2011. Inside the boundary are 10 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 9 Grade II). The most significant is Lowther Hotel, 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.
- Lowther HotelGrade II*
- 2, Adam StreetGrade II
- Adam Street Garage and Adjacent Property to LeftGrade II
- Church of St JohnGrade II
- Former Lock-Up (petty Motors)Grade II
- Goole Clock TowerGrade II
- Number 11 (to Right of Mackintosh Arms)Grade II
- Police Station and Former Magistrates' CourtGrade II
- Royal HotelGrade II
- The Macintosh Arms and Property Adjacent to LeftGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBGoole Town Conservation Area AppraisalEast Riding of Yorkshire Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.