About the Swanland Conservation Area
The Swanland Conservation Area covers about 5.4 hectares and was designated by East Riding of Yorkshire Council in 1999. Inside the boundary are 8 listed buildings, all Grade II. 7 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work.
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.
- 14a, 14, 16, 16a, West EndGrade II
- Congregational Chapel and Attached Screen Walls and Sunday SchoolsGrade II
- Holgate CottagesGrade II
- K8 Telephone Kiosk, Main Street, SwanlandGrade II
- Mere Cottage and Attached Garden Wall Mere House and Attached Garden WallGrade II
- Post OfficeGrade II
- Swanland HouseGrade II
- Toft HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBSwanland 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.