About the Holmfirth Conservation Area
The Holmfirth Conservation Area covers about 29 hectares and was designated by Kirklees Council in 1972. Inside the boundary are 39 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.
- 1,3,5,7,9, Woodhead RoadGrade II
- 10,12,14, Huddersfield RoadGrade II
- 11,13, Upperthong LaneGrade II
- 12, New FoldGrade II
- 12,14,16,18, Bunkers HillGrade II
- 13 and 15, Cliff Lane, HolmfirthGrade II
- 13, New FoldGrade II
- 142-150, Huddersfield RoadGrade II
- 20-32, Victoria StreetGrade II
- 23,25,27, South LaneGrade II
- 25,27, HollowgateGrade II
- 25,27, Station RoadGrade II
- 25,27, Woodhead RoadGrade II
- 38, 38a, Back LaneGrade II
- 4, TowngateGrade II
- 58, HUDDERSFIELD ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 64, HUDDERSFIELD ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 66,68, HUDDERSFIELD ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 70,72, HUDDERSFIELD ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 74,76, NORRIDGE BOTTOM (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 8,10, Bunkers HillGrade II
- 81,83, Huddersfield RoadGrade II
- 84, NORRIDGE BOTTOM (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 86, HUDDERSFIELD ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
Show all 39 listed buildings ↓All 39 listed buildings
- Amiens ColumnGrade II
- Beech HouseGrade II
- Bon Accord, Carrleigh and Carrfield terraceGrade II
- Church of St JohnGrade II
- Church of the Holy TrinityGrade II
- Civic Hall, Boundary Wall and Gate PiersGrade II
- Hollowgate BridgeGrade II
- Holmfirth Technical InstituteGrade II
- Mile Post, Hollowgate BridgeGrade II
- New RowGrade II
- Old Lock UpGrade II
- Railway Station BuildingGrade II
- The PicturedromeGrade II
- The VicarageGrade II
- Troughs Opposite No29Grade 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
WEBHolmfirth 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.