About the Brafferton and Helperby Conservation Area
The Brafferton and Helperby Conservation Area covers about 24 hectares and was designated by North Yorkshire Council in 1985. Inside the boundary are 31 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 30 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter, Grade II*. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, 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.
- Church of St PeterGrade II*
- 1, Drury LaneGrade II
- 2, Main StreetGrade II
- Anthonys Cottage Estate Office Grooms CottageGrade II
- Brafferton Hall East Brafferton Hall WestGrade II
- Dovecot to Rear of KirkholmeGrade II
- Dovecot to Rear to Lodge FarmhouseGrade II
- Dovecot to South of Dunroyal HouseGrade II
- Dunroyal HouseGrade II
- Fountain HouseGrade II
- Gateposts to North of Lodge Farmhouse and Wall Linking With Park View CottagesGrade II
- Golden Lion Public House Old Fountain StoresGrade II
- Grove House FarmhouseGrade II
- Half Moon InnGrade II
- Hall View CottagesGrade II
- Helperby Hall Forecourt Railings to Street and Forecourt Wall to NorthGrade II
- Helperby HouseGrade II
- High Farm HouseGrade II
- KirkholmeGrade II
- Laurel FarmhouseGrade II
- Lime GarthGrade II
- Lodge FarmhouseGrade II
- Oak HouseGrade II
- Park View CottagesGrade II
Show all 31 listed buildings ↓All 31 listed buildings
- Rose and Crown HouseGrade II
- The Oak Tree Public HouseGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- Town WellGrade II
- Valley ShopGrade II
- Wall of Grove House Farmhouse, To EastGrade II
- Walls to Grounds of Brafferton Hall, To East, West and South of HallGrade 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
WEBBrafferton and Helperby 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.