About the GLEDHOW VALLEY Conservation Area
The GLEDHOW VALLEY Conservation Area covers about 50 hectares and was designated by Leeds City Council in 2006. Inside the boundary are 10 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 9 Grade II). The most significant is Gledhow Hall, Grade II*. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 168 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.
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.
- A4D01Householder 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.
- Gledhow HallGrade II*
- Bridge Over Gledhow Lane at Ngr 3151 3712Grade II
- Garage and Outbuildings at Gledhow HallGrade II
- Gate Piers and Boundary Wall to Gledhow ManorGrade II
- Gledhow ManorGrade II
- Stables and Constable Cottage at Gledhow Hall, With Link Wall and Gate PiersGrade II
- Stables and Cottage Range Approximately 50 Metres East of Gledhow ManorGrade II
- The Lodge, Inner and Outer Piers and Walls With RailingsGrade II
- The StablesGrade II
- Webton CourtGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBGLEDHOW VALLEY 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.