About the ADEL - SAINT JOHNS Conservation Area
The ADEL - SAINT JOHNS Conservation Area covers about 22 hectares and was designated by Leeds City Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 9 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 8 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St John the Baptist, Grade I. 50 Tree Preservation Order records 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.
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 John the BaptistGrade I
- Ashling and Ashling CottageGrade II
- Audus Hirst Memorial Approximately 30 Metres South of Church of St John the BaptistGrade II
- Memorial to Eliza and William Hill Approximately 30 Metres South of Church of St JohnGrade II
- Memorial to Zinai Wormald Approximately 30 Metres North of Church of St John the BaptistGrade II
- Mounting Block by West Gate of St John's ChurchyardGrade II
- Parish HallGrade II
- Stairfoot BridgeGrade II
- Sundial About 10 Metres South of Church of St John the BaptistGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBADEL - SAINT JOHNS Conservation Area AppraisalLeeds 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 Leeds City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.