About the Hepworth Conservation Area
The Hepworth Conservation Area covers about 9.8 hectares and was designated by Kirklees Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 16 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.
- 28,29, Upper GateGrade II
- 34, Town GateGrade II
- 56 AND 59, TOWN GATE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 58,59a, Town GateGrade II
- 64,65,66, Town GateGrade II
- 78, 79, 80 and 81, Far LaneGrade II
- Barn Opposite No 58Grade II
- Barn, South Part of Carr FarmGrade II
- Butchers ArmsGrade II
- Church of the Holy TrinityGrade II
- Cruck Building to North Part of Carr FarmGrade II
- Former Co Op Building Opposite No 59aGrade II
- Former Dwellings and Barn Adjoining to Right of No 42Grade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Butchers ArmsGrade II
- Nos 13/14 and 15 (south East Part) and Adjoining BarnsGrade II
- Weavers CottageGrade 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
WEBHepworth 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.