About the Higham Old Village Conservation Area
The Higham Old Village Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares and was designated by North East Derbyshire District Council in 1968. Inside the boundary are 18 listed buildings, all 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Higham Old Village CA
- 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.
- 11, Main RoadGrade II
- 13, 13A, 14, and 15, Higham, Main RoadGrade II
- 33, Main RoadGrade II
- 53 Main RoadGrade II
- 77 and 79, HighamGrade II
- Bull Farmhouse, HighamGrade II
- Cross HouseGrade II
- Higham HouseGrade II
- Holly Tree FarmhouseGrade II
- No 43, HighamGrade II
- Nos 22 and 23 HighamGrade II
- Nos 26, 27 and 28 With Attached Barn, HighamGrade II
- Number 29 and Attached CottageGrade II
- Stable Block to East of Bull Farmhouse, HighamGrade II
- The Crown Hotel and No 32, HighamGrade II
- The Haven, HighamGrade II
- Village Cross, HighamGrade II
- Well Farm, No 10 and attached barnGrade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from North East Derbyshire District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.