About the Netherthong Conservation Area
The Netherthong Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares and was designated by Kirklees Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 30 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.
- 1, St Ann's SquareGrade II
- 1,2, Dock HillGrade II
- 11, OutlaneGrade II
- 115,117,119, Thong LaneGrade II
- 121,123, Thong LaneGrade II
- 125, Thong LaneGrade II
- 126,128, Town GateGrade II
- 131, Thong LaneGrade II
- 141a, Thong LaneGrade II
- 147, Town GateGrade II
- 18,19,20, Dean Brook RoadGrade II
- 21,22, Dean Brook RoadGrade II
- 26,27,31, Deanhouse RoadGrade II
- 27, OutlaneGrade II
- 28,29, Deanhouse RoadGrade II
- 3, Dock HillGrade II
- 5, OutlaneGrade II
- 7, OutlaneGrade II
- 8, Giles StreetGrade II
- Building to Rear of No 33Grade II
- Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Cricketers ArmsGrade II
- Croft HouseGrade II
- Gate Piers, Gates and Overthrow to Church of All SaintsGrade II
Show all 30 listed buildings ↓All 30 listed buildings
- Gate Piers, Gates and Walls to Methodist ChapelGrade II
- Methodist Church *Grade II
- Netherthong Wesleyan Methodist ChapelGrade II
- Numbers 133 and 135, Thong LaneGrade II
- OutlaneGrade II
- Westfield 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
WEBNetherthong 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.