About the Dewsbury Town Centre Conservation Area
The Dewsbury Town Centre Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares and was designated by Kirklees Council in 1981. Inside the boundary are 49 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 48 Grade II). The most significant is Dewsbury Town Hall, including former Magistrates’ Court, 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.
- Dewsbury Town Hall, including former Magistrates’ CourtGrade II*
- 14 and 16, Market PlaceGrade II
- 15, 17, 19 and 21, Market PlaceGrade II
- 15, Wellington RoadGrade II
- 17 Wellington RoadGrade II
- 18 and 20, Corporation StreetGrade II
- 18 Bond Street, DewsburyGrade II
- 2-6 (even) Nelson Street and 1 and 1a Wellington StreetGrade II
- 20 Bond Street, DewsburyGrade II
- 21 Wellington RoadGrade II
- 21, Bond StreetGrade II
- 22 Bond Street, DewsburyGrade II
- 22, Wellington RoadGrade II
- 23 and 25 Wellington RoadGrade II
- 23, Bond StreetGrade II
- 24, BOND STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 26, BOND STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 26, MARKET PLACE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 27 and 29 Wellington Road and 8-16 (even) Nelson StreetGrade II
- 27, Market PlaceGrade II
- 29, Market PlaceGrade II
- 3 and 5, Wellington Road EastGrade II
- 3 Wellington StreetGrade II
- 30 and 32, Market PlaceGrade II
Show all 49 listed buildings ↓All 49 listed buildings
- 41 Daisy Hill, Dewsbury including setted rear yardGrade II
- 53, 55 and 57, Branch RoadGrade II
- 63 Daisy HillGrade II
- 7, WELLINGTON ROAD EAST (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 85 and 87, Daisy HillGrade II
- Barclay's BankGrade II
- Central Methodist ChurchGrade II
- County Court BuildingGrade II
- Dewsbury Baptist Church, At Junction With Manor StreetGrade II
- Dewsbury LibraryGrade II
- Dewsbury Railway Station, Entrance Building, Platform Building and Canopies, Footbridge and South West OfficeGrade II
- Eightlands Well Public HouseGrade II
- Former Co-Operative Society Building (Pioneer House)Grade II
- Former Dewsbury Union OfficesGrade II
- Former Fox's auctioneers at 2 and 4 Grove Street, Dewsbury including gate piers, yard paving and rear extension fronting Oates StreetGrade II
- HSBC, 14A, Market PlaceGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Salem Methodist ChurchGrade II
- Pair of Telephone Kiosks on Central ReservationGrade II
- Retaining Wall Gatepiers and Railings to Central Methodist ChurchGrade II
- Salem Methodist ChurchGrade II
- Station HotelGrade II
- Telephone Kiosk Outside Entrance to Town HallGrade II
- The Arcade, DewsburyGrade II
- The Black Bull Public HouseGrade II
- United Reformed 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
WEBDewsbury Town Centre 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.