About the Hesket Newmarket Conservation Area
The Hesket Newmarket Conservation Area covers about 7.9 hectares and was designated by Lake District National Park in 1983. Inside the boundary are 22 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 21 Grade II). The most significant is Hesket Hall, Grade II*. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 1 Tree Preservation Order record overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. 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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- Caldew House, Hesket NewmarketHouseholder works
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.
- Hesket HallGrade II*
- Beech CottagesGrade II
- Berkeley Cottage (burkley Cottage on Ordnance Survey Map)Grade II
- Berkeley House and Barn to Rear (burkley House on Ordnance Survey Map)Grade II
- Canon HouseGrade II
- Denton HouseGrade II
- Dickens HouseGrade II
- Elm Lodge and Green WayGrade II
- GreensideGrade II
- Howbeck CottagesGrade II
- Howbeck Farmhouse and Howbeck Cottage and Adjoining BarnsGrade II
- Howbeck House and Former BarnGrade II
- Kings Arms Cottage Kings Arms HouseGrade II
- Market CrossGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Rowena CottageGrade II
- Smithy Cottage Smithy HouseGrade II
- Sun HouseGrade II
- Temperance HallGrade II
- The BeechesGrade II
- The GarageGrade II
- The GreenGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHesket Newmarket 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.