About the Baldersby St James Conservation Area
The Baldersby St James Conservation Area covers about 2.6 hectares and was designated by North Yorkshire Council in 1994. Inside the boundary are 18 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St James, Grade I.
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 JamesGrade I
- Lych Gate to Church of St JamesGrade I
- School and School HouseGrade II*
- The Old VicarageGrade II*
- Boundary Wall Fronting Tudor Cottage and Lilac CottageGrade II
- Boundary Wall of Church-Yard, Church of St James, With Gate in South-East CornerGrade II
- Boundary Wall to Nos 1 and 2 and to Nos 5, 6 and 7Grade II
- Cross in Graveyard Approximately 12 Metres South of Church of St JamesGrade II
- East View South View West ViewGrade II
- Group of 3 Gravestones Approximately 18 Metres to East of Church of St JamesGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside No 2Grade II
- Lilac Cottage Tudor CottageGrade II
- Numbers 1 and 2 the CottagesGrade II
- Numbers 3 and 4 the CottagesGrade II
- Outbuilding Approximately 10 Metres to South-West of Cottage No 3Grade II
- Outbuilding of Old Vicarage Approximately 7 Metres to North of HouseGrade II
- Outhouse to Old Vicarage Approximately 5 Metres to North of HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBaldersby St James Conservation Area AppraisalNorth Yorkshire 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 North Yorkshire Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.