About the Station Road Conservation Area
The Station Road Conservation Area covers about 28 hectares and was designated by Kirklees Council in 2006. Inside the boundary are 19 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.
- 110, Oaks RoadGrade II
- 16 and 18, Station RoadGrade II
- 2, 4, 6 and 8, Station RoadGrade II
- 20 and 22, Station RoadGrade II
- 24 and 26, Station RoadGrade II
- 32-40, Station RoadGrade II
- 35 and 37, Station RoadGrade II
- 51, Station RoadGrade II
- Barclays Bank Building, Boundary Wall and Gate PiersGrade II
- Batley Barless Fire CompanyGrade II
- Methodist ChurchGrade II
- Methodist Sunday SchoolGrade II
- Midland BankGrade II
- Number 25 and the Two Adjoining WarehousesGrade II
- Numbers 13, 15, 17, 19, 21 and 23 and Including Boundary Wall, Piers, Steps and RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 31 and 33 and Adjoining WarehouseGrade II
- Railway subway MDL1/30, West Street SubwayGrade II
- The National Westminster BankGrade II
- The Xclusiv, Adjoining Number 51Grade 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
WEBStation Road 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.