About the Springwood Conservation Area
The Springwood Conservation Area covers about 4.6 hectares and was designated by Kirklees Council in 1982. Inside the boundary are 25 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.
- 11 and 13, Greenhead RoadGrade II
- 19, Greenhead RoadGrade II
- 23-31, Upper George StreetGrade II
- 25, Greenhead RoadGrade II
- 27 and 29, Greenhead RoadGrade II
- 3, Greenhead RoadGrade II
- 31, Spring StreetGrade II
- 31a, Spring StreetGrade II
- 33, Spring StreetGrade II
- 35 and 37, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 35, Spring StreetGrade II
- 37-41, Spring StreetGrade II
- 38-44, SPRING STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 43, Spring StreetGrade II
- 45 47 49 53 and 55, Spring StreetGrade II
- 48, South StreetGrade II
- 50 and 52, South StreetGrade II
- 58, Spring StreetGrade II
- 7 and 9, Greenhead RoadGrade II
- 7, Water StreetGrade II
- 9 and 11 Water StreetGrade II
- Former Depot and Workshops of Huddersfield Corporation Waterworks DepartmentGrade II
- Former Maternity Ward (Block 2), Princess Royal Community Hospital, HuddersfieldGrade II
- Former Offices of Huddersfield Corporation Waterworks DepartmentGrade II
Show all 25 listed buildings ↓All 25 listed buildings
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
WEBSpringwood 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.