About the Greenhead Park Conservation Area
The Greenhead Park Conservation Area covers about 47 hectares and was designated by Kirklees Council in 1981. Inside the boundary are 152 listed buildings (3 Grade II*, 149 Grade II). The most significant is Church of the Holy Trinity, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Greenhead Park CA
- 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 the Holy TrinityGrade II*
- Former Huddersfield InfirmaryGrade II*
- Huddersfield War MemorialGrade II*
- 1-25, Wentworth StreetGrade II
- 1, Belmont StreetGrade II
- 10, Belgrave TerraceGrade II
- 103, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 104, 106 and 110-116 Trinity StreetGrade II
- 105, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 109-119, Fitzwilliam StreetGrade II
- 114, Fitzwilliam StreetGrade II
- 116, Fitzwilliam StreetGrade II
- 118, Fitzwilliam StreetGrade II
- 118, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 12, Belgrave TerraceGrade II
- 12, Elmwood AvenueGrade II
- 120, Fitzwilliam StreetGrade II
- 120, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 121 and 123, Fitzwilliam StreetGrade II
- 122 and 124, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 122, Fitzwilliam StreetGrade II
- 124 and 126, Fitzwilliam StreetGrade II
- 126, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 128-134, Trinity StreetGrade II
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- 128, Fitzwilliam StreetGrade II
- 130, Fitzwilliam StreetGrade II
- 132, Fitzwilliam StreetGrade II
- 134, Fitzwilliam StreetGrade II
- 136, Fitzwilliam StreetGrade II
- 14, Elmwood AvenueGrade II
- 140, Fitzwilliam StreetGrade II
- 141-161, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 142, Fitzwilliam StreetGrade II
- 144, Fitzwilliam StreetGrade II
- 156, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 158 and 160, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 16, Elmwood AvenueGrade II
- 162 and 164, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 163, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 165, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 166-190, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 167-177, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 18, Elmwood AvenueGrade II
- 2 Pairs of Gatepiers to Number 75Grade II
- 2-14, Portland StreetGrade II
- 2, Belgrave TerraceGrade II
- 2, Newhouse PlaceGrade II
- 21, Belmont StreetGrade II
- 27 and 29, Elmwood AvenueGrade II
- 3, Highfield RoadGrade II
- 30, New North RoadGrade II
- 32, New North RoadGrade II
- 36, Portland StreetGrade II
- 38 and 40, Portland StreetGrade II
- 4, Belgrave TerraceGrade II
- 40, New North RoadGrade II
- 42, New North RoadGrade II
- 51, New North RoadGrade II
- 52-60, New North RoadGrade II
- 53, New North RoadGrade II
- 55 and 57, New North RoadGrade II
- 59, New North RoadGrade II
- 6, Belgrave TerraceGrade II
- 63 and 65, New North RoadGrade II
- 66, New North RoadGrade II
- 68, New North RoadGrade II
- 72, New North RoadGrade II
- 73, New North RoadGrade II
- 77 and 79, New North RoadGrade II
- 8, Belgrave TerraceGrade II
- 80-86, TRINITY STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 80, New North RoadGrade II
- 81 and 83, New North RoadGrade II
- 83 and 85, Fitzwilliam StreetGrade II
- 84, New North RoadGrade II
- 86, New North RoadGrade II
- 87, Fitzwilliam StreetGrade II
- 88, New North RoadGrade II
- 89 and 91, New North RoadGrade II
- 90, New North RoadGrade II
- 92, New North RoadGrade II
- 93 and 95, New North RoadGrade II
- 95, 97 and 99 Trinity StreetGrade II
- 96 and 98, New North RoadGrade II
- Bandstand in Greenhead ParkGrade II
- Central (kayes) CollegeGrade II
- Church of St Patrick (Roman Catholic)Grade II
- Claremont CottageGrade II
- Claremont Hall 30 Belmont StreetGrade II
- Commerce HouseGrade II
- Conservatory Behind Lodge on Corner of Park AvenueGrade II
- Dwarf Wall and Gate Posts to Gledholt Methodist Church Dwarf Wall and Gate Posts to Marsh Methodist ChurchGrade II
- Dwarf Wall in Front of Numbers 30 32 34 and St Patricks Roman Catholic ChurchGrade II
- Dwarf Wall Railings and Gatepiers to Numbers 74 and 76Grade II
- Dwarf Wall to Number 71Grade II
- Dwarf Wall to Numbers 63 and 65Grade II
- Former School North of Number 14Grade II
- Formerly Wentworth SchoolGrade II
- Fountain in Centre of Greenhead Park Opposite Entrance to Vernon AvenueGrade II
- Gate Piers and Dwarf Wall to Number 53Grade II
- Gate Piers and Wall to Numbers 96 and 98Grade II
- Gate Piers to Numbers 55 and 57Grade II
- Gatepiers and Dwarf Wall to Numbers 89 and 91Grade II
- Gatepiers and Gates to Number 30Grade II
- Gatepiers to Number 10Grade II
- Gatepiers to Number 12Grade II
- Gatepiers to Number 163Grade II
- Gatepiers to Number 4Grade II
- Gatepiers to Number 59Grade II
- Gatepiers to Number 6Grade II
- Gatepiers to Number 8Grade II
- Gatepiers to Number 97Grade II
- Gatepiers to Numbers 51a 51b and 51c Gatepiers to Spring BankGrade II
- Gatepiers to Numbers 77 and 79Grade II
- Gatepiers to Numbers 81 and 83Grade II
- Gatepiers to Numbers 93 and 95Grade II
- Gledholt Methodist ChurchGrade II
- Highfield Funeral HomeGrade II
- Highfield United Reformed ChurchGrade II
- Huddersfield Boer War MemorialGrade II
- Huddersfield Technical College Department of Humanities (highfield Annexe)Grade II
- Inner Gates and Gate Piers to Holy Trinity Churchyard, Lampost in Churchyard East of Chancel and LychgateGrade II
- IvedeneGrade II
- Lamp Post on Corner of Park DriveGrade II
- LyndhurstGrade II
- Milestone Outside Number 163Grade II
- Outer Gatepiers to Church of the Holy TrinityGrade II
- Park Gates and Gatepiers at Marsh FoldGrade II
- Park Gates and Gatepiers to Trinity StreetGrade II
- Railings and Wall Outside Highfield United Reformed ChurchGrade II
- Railings to Huddersfield Technical College Department of Humanities (highfield Annexe)Grade II
- Spring BankGrade II
- St Patricks PresbyteryGrade II
- Statue of King Edward VII outside the former InfirmaryGrade II
- Telephone Kiosk to South of Number 80Grade II
- Temperance HallGrade II
- The Apostolic ChurchGrade II
- TregennaGrade II
- Trinity HouseGrade II
- Trinity Street Lodge on Corner of Park AvenueGrade II
- Twin TreesGrade II
- VermontGrade II
- Wall and Gatepiers to Numbers 128 130 and 132Grade II
- Wall in Front of Number 112Grade II
- Wall in Front of Number 86 88 and 90Grade II
- Wall to Number 70Grade II
- Wall to Number 72Grade II
- Wall to Number 78Grade II
- Wall to Number 80Grade II
- Wall to Number 82Grade II
- Wall to Number 84Grade II
- Wall to Number 92Grade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
New North RoadFitzwilliam StreetTrinity StreetBelgrave TerraceElmwood AvenuePortland StreetBelmont Streetand 110-116 Trinity Streetand 99 Trinity StreetHighfield RoadNewhouse PlaceWentworth Street
The council’s appraisal
WEBGreenhead Park 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.