About the Crathorne Conservation Area
The Crathorne Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares and was designated by North Yorkshire Council in 1990. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 11 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, 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 All SaintsGrade II*
- Church of St MaryGrade II*
- Chapel House and Outbuildings to NorthGrade II
- Old Hall CottagesGrade II
- Old School Cottage Old School FarmGrade II
- Outbuilding to North West of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Plum Tree Cottage and Cottage to SouthGrade II
- The Crathorne Arms Public House and Outbuilding Adjoining to SouthGrade II
- The Old School (south of Crathorne Reading Room)Grade II
- The RectoryGrade II
- Town End FarmhouseGrade II
- Village SchoolGrade II
- War MemorialGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBCrathorne 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.