About the Headland Conservation Area
The Headland Conservation Area covers about 32 hectares and was designated by Hartlepool Borough Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 35 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 32 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Hilda, Grade I. 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.
- Church of St HildaGrade I
- Town Wall and Sandwell GateGrade I
- Numbers 2 and 3 (duke of Cleveland's House) and East ExtensionsGrade II*
- 1-6, REGENT STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 1-7, ALBION TERRACE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 1-8, Regent SquareGrade II
- 27 and 29, MiddlegateGrade II
- 33, Town WallGrade II
- 34, Town WallGrade II
- 35, Town WallGrade II
- 36 and 36a, Town WallGrade II
- 62, SOUTHGATE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 8-12, ALBION TERRACE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 9 10 and 11, Regent SquareGrade II
- 9-21, Regent StreetGrade II
- Archway CottageGrade II
- Borough Buildings and Borough HallGrade II
- Boundary Wall Railings and Gate Enclosing South East and West Sides of Number 62Grade II
- Church of St MaryGrade II
- Churchyard Boundary Wall and Gate Piers to Church of St HildaGrade II
- Former Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Mayfield HouseGrade II
- Moor HouseGrade II
- North East Wing of St Hilda's HospitalGrade II
Show all 35 listed buildings ↓All 35 listed buildings
- Number 3 and Adjoining WallGrade II
- PiercliffeGrade II
- Remains of Town Wall Remains of Town Wall to South East Side of South CrescentGrade II
- Remains of Wayside CrossGrade II
- RockhurstGrade II
- Sebastopol GunGrade II
- Union HouseGrade II
- United Reformed ChurchGrade II
- Victoria Buildings and 2 MiddlegateGrade II
- War Memorial in Redheugh GardensGrade II
- Water Pump Approximately 14 Metres to South West of Number 101Grade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBHeadland Conservation Area AppraisalHartlepool Borough 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 Hartlepool Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.