About the Thornhill Conservation Area
The Thornhill Conservation Area covers about 18 hectares and was designated by Kirklees Council in 1978. Inside the boundary are 12 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 11 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Michael and All Angels, Grade I.
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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Thornhill CA
- 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.
- Church of St Michael and All AngelsGrade I
- 2, 4 and 6, Combs RoadGrade II
- Boundary Wall to Combs Hall FarmhouseGrade II
- Brewhouse in Garden of Combs Hall FarmhouseGrade II
- Combs Hall FarmhouseGrade II
- Former Thornhill Grammar SchoolGrade II
- Lych Gate and Front Wall to the Church of St Michael and All AngelsGrade II
- Main Farm Building to Thornhill HallGrade II
- Ruins of the Medieval Thornhill Hall in Moated Enclosure, In Rectory GroundsGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- Thornhill HallGrade II
- Thornhill Hall CottagesGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBThornhill 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.