About the Hoarwithy Conservation Area
The Hoarwithy Conservation Area covers about 5.5 hectares and was designated by Herefordshire Council in 1976. Inside the boundary are 5 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 4 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Catherine, 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 CatherineGrade I
- Church House 20 Yards East of the Church of St CatherineGrade II
- Gate Piers, Overthrow, Flanking Walls Extending About 6 Feet to North and South Sides of Gate Piers, Steps and Retaining Walls to the East of the Church of St CatherineGrade II
- Outbuilding About 7 Yards North of the Church of St CatherineGrade II
- The Old MillGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHoarwithy Conservation Area AppraisalHerefordshire 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 Herefordshire Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.