About the Almondbury Conservation Area
The Almondbury Conservation Area covers about 42 hectares and was designated by Kirklees Council in 1976. Inside the boundary are 57 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 54 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Hallows, Grade I.
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 All HallowsGrade I
- 42-46, TownendGrade II*
- Wormalls HallGrade II*
- 13, St Helens GateGrade II
- 14 and 16 LongcroftGrade II
- 14 and 16, Sharp LaneGrade II
- 14, NorthgateGrade II
- 17 AND 19, ST HELENS GATE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 177 and 179, NorthgateGrade II
- 181, WestgateGrade II
- 193, WestgateGrade II
- 2, Stocks WalkGrade II
- 21 and 23, St Helens GateGrade II
- 21a 21 and 23, WestgateGrade II
- 22 LongcroftGrade II
- 24 LongcroftGrade II
- 26 LongcroftGrade II
- 28 LongcroftGrade II
- 3 and 5, St Helens GateGrade II
- 30 and 32, Sharp LaneGrade II
- 31, St Helens GateGrade II
- 32 and 34 LongcroftGrade II
- 32 and 34, WestgateGrade II
- 36 LongcroftGrade II
Show all 57 listed buildings ↓All 57 listed buildings
- 40-44, WestgateGrade II
- 47-51, NorthgateGrade II
- 47, TownendGrade II
- 49, TownendGrade II
- 55 and 55a, NorthgateGrade II
- 59 and 61, NorthgateGrade II
- 61, WestgateGrade II
- 63 and 65, NorthgateGrade II
- 63, WestgateGrade II
- 65, WestgateGrade II
- 7, St Helens GateGrade II
- 87, TownendGrade II
- 9 and 11, St Helens GateGrade II
- 91, NorthgateGrade II
- 93-97, NorthgateGrade II
- 99-103, NorthgateGrade II
- Barn Behind Number 65Grade II
- Barn South of Number 49Grade II
- Barn West of Number 193Grade II
- Cemetery Gates and Gate PiersGrade II
- Croft House, Nos. 33, 33a and 35 WestgateGrade II
- Entrance Block and Extensions to North and North West at King James Grammar SchoolGrade II
- Gate to Number 2 the Old Clergy House in the Wall Along West Side of the Old Clergy HouseGrade II
- Ing Field HouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Adjacent to Number 90Grade II
- Police Box on Roadside Next to Number 55Grade II
- South ParadeGrade II
- Stocks in Churchyard of All Hallows Church South West of the Church TowerGrade II
- The Old Clergy HouseGrade II
- The Woolpack Public HouseGrade II
- Thorpe VillaGrade II
- Wall From Rear of Number 89 Northgate As Far As Thorpe GrangeGrade II
- Walls and Gates to Churchyard of All Hallows ChurchGrade 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
WEBAlmondbury Conservation Area AppraisalKirklees 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 Kirklees Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.