About the Bishop Monkton Conservation Area
The Bishop Monkton Conservation Area covers about 22 hectares and was designated by North Yorkshire Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 12 listed buildings, all Grade II. Part of the area lies in flood zone 2, 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.
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.
- Bridge HouseGrade II
- BurngarthGrade II
- Church of Saint John the BaptistGrade II
- Fern HouseGrade II
- Ings Farm HouseGrade II
- Laurel Bank FarmhouseGrade II
- Old Paper MillGrade II
- Rosedene, With Forecourt Wall, Railings and GateGrade II
- The Cottage and Dennison CottageGrade II
- The Old Barn to North East of Low FarmhouseGrade II
- The Old Corn Mill With Attached Pigsty and StableGrade II
- Village FarmhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBishop Monkton 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.