About the Bulmer Conservation Area
The Bulmer Conservation Area covers about 10 hectares and was designated by North Yorkshire Council in 1985. Inside the boundary are 11 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 10 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Martin, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Bulmer 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.
- Church of St MartinGrade I
- Arch CottageGrade II
- Chapel Cottage Chapel View and Part of Chapel FarmhouseGrade II
- Chapel FarmhouseGrade II
- Church CottageGrade II
- Grange CottageGrade II
- Illegible Headstone in Churchyard Approximately 9 Metres South of Priests Door of Church of St MartinGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- Tomb of Iveson W-- and Family in Churchyard Approximately 10 Metres South of Priests Door of Church of St MartinGrade II
- Tomb of John Turner in Churchyard Approximately 10 Metres South of South East Corner of Church of St MartinGrade II
- Village HallGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBulmer 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.