About the Seaton Conservation Area
The Seaton Conservation Area covers about 14 hectares and was designated by Hartlepool Borough Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 17 listed buildings, all 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.
- 11-13, The GreenGrade II
- 18, The GreenGrade II
- 19, The GreenGrade II
- 2, Green TerraceGrade II
- 5 and 6, South EndGrade II
- 7, South EndGrade II
- 7, The GreenGrade II
- 8, South EndGrade II
- 8, The GreenGrade II
- 9, The GreenGrade II
- Bus StationGrade II
- Church of the Holy TrinityGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk 12 Metres South of Number 3Grade II
- Marine HotelGrade II
- Seaton Carew War MemorialGrade II
- Seaton Hall Hotel and Adjoining Wing to RightGrade II
- Seaton Hotel and West ExtensionGrade 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
WEBSeaton 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.