About the Hartsop Conservation Area
The Hartsop Conservation Area covers about 6.8 hectares and was designated by Lake District National Park in 1985. Inside the boundary are 14 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.
- Bank EndGrade II
- Beck SideGrade II
- Chamberlaine CottageGrade II
- Corn Drying Kiln in Field at Rear of How Green FarmhouseGrade II
- DaleheadGrade II
- Fell YeatGrade II
- High BecksideGrade II
- How Green Farmhouse; Farm Buildings Attached to How Green FarmhouseGrade II
- Low House With Attached Farm BuildingsGrade II
- MiresideGrade II
- Parsey House With Attached BarnGrade II
- Pasture Beck BridgeGrade II
- The How Cottage With Associated FarmbuildingsGrade II
- Thorn HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHartsop Conservation Area AppraisalLake District National Park’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 Lake District National Park and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.