About the Osmotherley Conservation Area
The Osmotherley Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares and was designated by North York Moors National Park in 1977. Inside the boundary are 50 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 49 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter, 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.
- 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 PeterGrade II*
- 1 and 2, School LaneGrade II
- 1, North EndGrade II
- 10, South EndGrade II
- 11 and 11a, North EndGrade II
- 11, South EndGrade II
- 12, North EndGrade II
- 13 and 15, South EndGrade II
- 16, North EndGrade II
- 17 North EndGrade II
- 18 North EndGrade II
- 19, North EndGrade II
- 20, West EndGrade II
- 25-31, South EndGrade II
- 26, NORTH END (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 28, West EndGrade II
- 3, North EndGrade II
- 3, West EndGrade II
- 30, West EndGrade II
- 33, West EndGrade II
- 34, West EndGrade II
- 43, North EndGrade II
- 44 and 46, North EndGrade II
- 44-50, West EndGrade II
Show all 50 listed buildings ↓All 50 listed buildings
- 47, South EndGrade II
- 48, North EndGrade II
- 5 and 7, North EndGrade II
- 50-56, North EndGrade II
- 52-56, West EndGrade II
- 58, North EndGrade II
- 58, West EndGrade II
- 64, North EndGrade II
- 68-78, North EndGrade II
- 7, South EndGrade II
- 8, South EndGrade II
- 8, West EndGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk 3 Metres South of Post OfficeGrade II
- No 66 and Attached Garden Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Osmotherley Quaker Meeting HouseGrade II
- Paradise RowGrade II
- PoundGrade II
- Queen Catherine HotelGrade II
- Stone TableGrade II
- Table Tomb to Thomas Walker Approximately 3 Metres to South West of South Porch of Church of St PeterGrade II
- The Post OfficeGrade II
- The Three Tuns InnGrade II
- The VicarageGrade II
- Tombstone to John Dick, Approximately 10 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Tombstone to Mr Weighill and Wife Approximately 10 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Village CrossGrade 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
WEBOsmotherley Conservation Area AppraisalNorth York Moors National Park’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 North York Moors National Park and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.