About the Honley Conservation Area
The Honley Conservation Area covers about 45 hectares and was designated by Kirklees Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 45 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.
- 1,2, ExchangeGrade II
- 1,2, St Marys SquareGrade II
- 1,3,5, Scotgate RoadGrade II
- 10,11,12,13, Well HillGrade II
- 10,12,14, Church StreetGrade II
- 12,16, MagdaleGrade II
- 13, Cuckoo LaneGrade II
- 14, MagdaleGrade II
- 17, MagdaleGrade II
- 2,3,4, France FoldGrade II
- 2,4,6,8, LOWER FOLD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 21,23, MagdaleGrade II
- 24,26,28, WESTGATE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 27, Church StreetGrade II
- 28,30, Church StreetGrade II
- 29, Church StreetGrade II
- 3, St Marys SquareGrade II
- 3,5, High StreetGrade II
- 3,5, New StreetGrade II
- 31,33, Church StreetGrade II
- 35,37,39, MagdaleGrade II
- 4,6, New StreetGrade II
- 41,43, MagdaleGrade II
- 49,51, MagdaleGrade II
Show all 45 listed buildings ↓All 45 listed buildings
- 5, St Marys SquareGrade II
- 53,55, MagdaleGrade II
- 57,59, MagdaleGrade II
- 6, MagdaleGrade II
- 66,68,70, Thirstin RoadGrade II
- Building Adjoining to Rear and to North East of No 14Grade II
- Church of England (controlled) SchoolGrade II
- Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Early ButtsGrade II
- Eastgate Upper FoldGrade II
- Font in Yard of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Gatepiers and Gates to Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Hawthorn HouseGrade II
- Honley BridgeGrade II
- Honley HouseGrade II
- Honley WellsGrade II
- Mag BridgeGrade II
- Stocks in Yard of Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Sundial HouseGrade II
- Telephone Kiosk Outside No 31Grade II
- Virginia HouseGrade 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
WEBHonley 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.