About the Hinchcliffe Mill Conservation Area
The Hinchcliffe Mill Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares and was designated by Kirklees Council in 1980. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings, all 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.
- 1, Spring LaneGrade II
- 1,2, Water StreetGrade II
- 121,123,123A, WOODHEAD ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 15,17, Dobb LaneGrade II
- 181,183,185,187,189,191, Woodhead RoadGrade II
- 26,28, Fairfields RoadGrade II
- 5, Spring LaneGrade II
- 52,54,56,58,60,62, Old RoadGrade II
- 9,11,13, Old RoadGrade II
- Curlew,Holly and Hawthorn CottagesGrade II
- Field Top and Adjoining BarnGrade II
- Hinchcliffe Mill BridgeGrade II
- Kestrel and Kingfisher CottagesGrade II
- Mill Chimney at Yew Tree MillGrade II
- No 119 and Adjoining Warehouse BuildingGrade II
- Yew Tree Mills (small Block to West)Grade 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
WEBHinchcliffe Mill 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.