About the WOODHOUSE - HANOVER SQUARE / WOODHOUSE SQUARE Conservation Area
The WOODHOUSE - HANOVER SQUARE / WOODHOUSE SQUARE Conservation Area covers about 6.2 hectares and was designated by Leeds City Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Denison 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.
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.
- Denison HallGrade II*
- 12a, Clarendon RoadGrade II
- 14, Clarendon RoadGrade II
- 16, Clarendon RoadGrade II
- 2, Woodhouse SquareGrade II
- 37 and 38, Hanover SquareGrade II
- 39 and 40, Hanover SquareGrade II
- 6 and 7, Woodhouse SquareGrade II
- 8 and 9, Woodhouse SquareGrade II
- Burley HouseGrade II
- Claremont With Garden Wall to Clarendon Road and Kendal LaneGrade II
- Gate Piers at Denison HallGrade II
- Number 11 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Statue of Sir Peter FairbairnGrade II
- The Swarthmore InstituteGrade II
- Waverley HouseGrade II
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
WEBWOODHOUSE - HANOVER SQUARE / WOODHOUSE SQUARE 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.