About the Jesmond Dene Conservation Area
The Jesmond Dene Conservation Area covers about 106 hectares and was designated by Newcastle City Council in 2000. Inside the boundary are 20 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 17 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St George, Grade I. 2 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 1646 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.
- Jesmond and HeatonHouseholder works
- HW Jesmond & N JesmondHouseholder 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.
- Church of St GeorgeGrade I
- Chapel of St MaryGrade II*
- La Sagesse School, Jesmond TowersGrade II*
- 1-4 Castle Farm CottagesGrade II
- Akhurst School (jesmond Cottage) and Gas Lamp at DoorGrade II
- Armstrong BridgeGrade II
- Banqueting House with added gatehouse and other extensionsGrade II
- Bridge to West of Jesmond Dene MillGrade II
- Castle Farm Cottages Number 5 and Farm Building AttachedGrade II
- Castle FarmhouseGrade II
- Farm Building West of Castle FarmhouseGrade II
- Footbridge Crossing Ouseburn South of Red WalkGrade II
- Footbridge North East of Banqueting HallGrade II
- Hall and School of Church of St GeorgeGrade II
- Jesmond Dene HouseGrade II
- Jesmond Dene MillGrade II
- Police StablesGrade II
- Racquet CourtGrade II
- St Mary's WellGrade II
- The LodgeGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBJesmond Dene Conservation Area AppraisalNewcastle 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 Newcastle City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.