About the Marsden (Tunnel End) Conservation Area
The Marsden (Tunnel End) Conservation Area covers about 9.0 hectares and was designated by Kirklees Council in 1981. Inside the boundary are 8 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 7 Grade II). The most significant is Entrance Portal to Standedge Canal Tunnel, 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.
- Entrance Portal to Standedge Canal TunnelGrade II*
- Ainsley CottageGrade II
- Aqueduct and WeirGrade II
- Huddersfield Narrow Canal Bridge 62 and Access DuctGrade II
- Huddersfield Narrow Canal Tunnel End Cottages at Se 039 119Grade II
- Huddersfield Narrow Canal Waterways Depot at Se 0407 1198Grade II
- Railway tunnel portals MVL3/40, east end of Standedge TunnelGrade II
- Waterfall CottagesGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBMarsden (Tunnel End) 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.