About the Over Kellet Conservation Area
The Over Kellet Conservation Area covers about 17 hectares and was designated by Lancaster City Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 26 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 25 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St. Cuthbert, 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.
- 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. CuthbertGrade II*
- Barn to the West of Old Hall Farmhouse, On North-East Corner of Village GreenGrade II
- Beech HouseGrade II
- Brookside and Brookside CottageGrade II
- Cragg HouseGrade II
- Croft HouseGrade II
- Eagle's HeadGrade II
- Gates and Gate Piers to Hall GarthGrade II
- Green MeadowGrade II
- Greenbank FarmhouseGrade II
- Hall FarmhouseGrade II
- Hall GarthGrade II
- Hogarth Cottage and Adjoining BarnGrade II
- Hogarth HouseGrade II
- KirkhouseGrade II
- Lamond CottageGrade II
- Old Hall and Nos 1 and 2 Old Hall CottagesGrade II
- Old Hall Farmhouse and Barn Adjoining to the LeftGrade II
- Pair of Gatepiers and Garden Wall in Front of Hogarth HouseGrade II
- Shenstone House and Associated Stable, Pig Sty and Cart ShedGrade II
- The GablesGrade II
- Village Cross, on Village GreenGrade II
- Wall From the Southern Corner of Hogarth Cottage Extending As Far As GatewayGrade II
- Well HouseGrade II
Show all 26 listed buildings ↓All 26 listed buildings
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
WEBOver Kellet Conservation Area AppraisalLancaster City 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 Lancaster City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.