About the Thurstonland Conservation Area
The Thurstonland Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares and was designated by Kirklees Council in 1981. Inside the boundary are 20 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Thurstonland 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.
- 1, 2, 3 and 4, Hollow GateGrade II
- 2 Low Fold, Low Fold Farm and 10 The Post OfficeGrade II
- 4, The VillageGrade II
- 50 and 52, The VillageGrade II
- 54, The VillageGrade II
- 56 and 58, The VillageGrade II
- 6 and 8, The VillageGrade II
- 60, The VillageGrade II
- 72, The VillageGrade II
- 84, 88, 90 & 92, Town MoorGrade II
- Ash CottageGrade II
- Barn 10 Yards to East of Number 9 Upper Fold FarmhouseGrade II
- Church of St ThomasGrade II
- Cottage Adjoining and to Rear Number 9 Upper Fold FarmhouseGrade II
- Principal Barn 50 Yards to South West of Upper Fold FarmhouseGrade II
- School House at Endowed Primary SchoolGrade II
- Small Former Barn Now Adjoining Number 5 Upper Fold FarmhouseGrade II
- Thurstonland Methodist ChapelGrade II
- Thurstonland Methodist Sunday School to West of ChapelGrade II
- Upper Fold FarmhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBThurstonland 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.