About the Golcar Conservation Area
The Golcar Conservation Area covers about 49 hectares and was designated by Kirklees Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 59 listed buildings, all Grade II.
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.
- 1 and 3, Town EndGrade II
- 1-3, Kiln BrowGrade II
- 1-5, Scarehouse LaneGrade II
- 1, Cliffe AshGrade II
- 1, Scar TopGrade II
- 10, Scar TopGrade II
- 11-12, Scar TopGrade II
- 11, Long Croft StreetGrade II
- 13-14, Scar TopGrade II
- 13, Long Croft StreetGrade II
- 17-25, Clay WellGrade II
- 2-3, Cliffe AshGrade II
- 2, Rock FoldGrade II
- 20, James StreetGrade II
- 22 and 24, Cliffe AshGrade II
- 22, James StreetGrade II
- 24, James StreetGrade II
- 25 and 27, Scarhouse LaneGrade II
- 26 and 28, Cliffe AshGrade II
- 26-30, Swallow LaneGrade II
- 26, James StreetGrade II
- 27 and 29, Town EndGrade II
- 29, Scarhouse LaneGrade II
- 3-4, Mount PleasantGrade II
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- 3-4, Scar TopGrade II
- 3, Victoria LaneGrade II
- 31, Scarehouse LaneGrade II
- 4 and 6, West End RoadGrade II
- 4-5, Kiln BrowGrade II
- 434-440, Leymoor RoadGrade II
- 448 and 450, Leymoor RoadGrade II
- 46, Myrtle RoadGrade II
- 470, Leymoor RoadGrade II
- 474, Leymoor RoadGrade II
- 5, Scar TopGrade II
- 54,54a,56,58, Brook LaneGrade II
- 6-7, Scar TopGrade II
- 7, Long Croft StreetGrade II
- 71-73, Brook LaneGrade II
- 76 AND 78, HANDEL STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 77 and 79, Handel StreetGrade II
- 79-83, Station RoadGrade II
- 80 and 82, Handel StreetGrade II
- 84 and 86, Handel StreetGrade II
- 86-90, James StreetGrade II
- 88, Handel StreetGrade II
- 9, Long Croft StreetGrade II
- 90, Handel StreetGrade II
- 94 and 96, James StreetGrade II
- Church of England SchoolGrade II
- Church of St JohnGrade II
- Gate Piers to Golcar Providence Methodist ChurchGrade II
- GolcarGrade II
- Golcar Providence Methodist ChurchGrade II
- Long Croft YardGrade II
- Long Croft YardGrade II
- Numbers 27 and 29 and Adjoining Factory BuildingGrade II
- Rising Sun Public HouseGrade II
- SharehillGrade 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
WEBGolcar 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.