About the Crayke Conservation Area
The Crayke Conservation Area covers about 16 hectares and was designated by North Yorkshire Council in 1976. Inside the boundary are 24 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 23 Grade II). The most significant is Crayke Castle, 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 Crayke 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.
- Crayke CastleGrade I
- April CottageGrade II
- Bishops CottageGrade II
- Church FarmGrade II
- Church of St CuthbertGrade II
- Crayke CottageGrade II
- Crayke HallGrade II
- DanetreeGrade II
- Gelder Cottage and Plum Tree CottageGrade II
- Ivy Cottage and the Old CottageGrade II
- Ivy FarmhouseGrade II
- Mrs Wellesley's CottageGrade II
- Numbers 1 and 2 Priest CottagesGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Saddle StonesGrade II
- Solway CottageGrade II
- Sparling House and Hathaway CottageGrade II
- The HomesteadGrade II
- The Little HomesteadGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- Town End Farmhouse and Adjoining Farm Building to SouthGrade II
- Tudor CottageGrade II
- Weston CottageGrade II
- White HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBCrayke 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.