About the Great Ouseburn Conservation Area
The Great Ouseburn Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares and was designated by North Yorkshire Council in 1994. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, 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 Great Ouseburn 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 MaryGrade II*
- Cedar CroftGrade II
- Church Hill CottageGrade II
- Church Hill Farm HouseGrade II
- Garden Wall Approximately Five Metres North West of Church Hill Farm HouseGrade II
- Holly Cottage, Front Garden Wall, Gate and RailingsGrade II
- Manor House GarageGrade II
- Prospect Farm HouseGrade II
- Rosecroft and Attached Garden Wall, Gate and RailingsGrade II
- Springfield Farm HouseGrade II
- St.Mary's Churchyard walls and crossGrade II
- Walnut Farm HouseGrade II
- Well Farm HouseGrade II
- Wingate CottageGrade II
- Yeoman's CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBGreat Ouseburn 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.