About the Borrowby Conservation Area
The Borrowby Conservation Area covers about 9.7 hectares and was designated by North Yorkshire Council in 1978. Inside the boundary are 22 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 Borrowby 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.
- Arch HouseGrade II
- Barossa CottageGrade II
- Borrowby CottageGrade II
- Borrowby FarmhouseGrade II
- Brittons HouseGrade II
- Chapel CottageGrade II
- East ViewGrade II
- FairmountGrade II
- Goose GreenGrade II
- Grey HouseGrade II
- Hill CrestGrade II
- Ivy FarmhouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk (outside Post Office)Grade II
- Pear Tree CottageGrade II
- Post Office and CottageGrade II
- Prospect HouseGrade II
- Rye HouseGrade II
- South VillaGrade II
- Three ChimneysGrade II
- Village CrossGrade II
- West End FarmhouseGrade II
- Wheatsheaf InnGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBorrowby 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.