About the Harrogate Conservation Area
The Harrogate Conservation Area covers about 511 hectares and was designated by North Yorkshire Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 143 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 10 Grade II*, 132 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Wilfrid, Grade I. 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 WilfridGrade I
- 1 to 4, West ParkGrade II*
- 29 and 30, Regent ParadeGrade II*
- Church of St MaryGrade II*
- Grove HouseGrade II*
- Harrogate War MemorialGrade II*
- Royal HallGrade II*
- Royal Pump Room MuseumGrade II*
- St John's WellGrade II*
- Tewit WellGrade II*
- White Hart HotelGrade II*
- 1 and 2 Park Parade and 50 North Park RoadGrade II
- 1 and 3, Silverfields RoadGrade II
- 1-10, Prospect CrescentGrade II
- 1-12, Cambridge CrescentGrade II
- 1-3, Church SquareGrade II
- 1-3, Crown PlaceGrade II
- 1-4, Montpellier GardensGrade II
- 1-5, Parliament StreetGrade II
- 1-7, Albert TerraceGrade II
- 1, Regent ParadeGrade II
- 10 AND 10A, REGENT PARADE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 10 and 11, Granby RoadGrade II
- 10, Park ParadeGrade II
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- 10, Promenade SquareGrade II
- 11 and 12, Church SquareGrade II
- 11 and 12, Park ParadeGrade II
- 11, 13A and 13B, Queen ParadeGrade II
- 11, Promenade SquareGrade II
- 12 and 13, Regent ParadeGrade II
- 12 and 14 Cold Bath RoadGrade II
- 12-15, Prospect PlaceGrade II
- 12, Granby RoadGrade II
- 12, Swan RoadGrade II
- 13, Park ParadeGrade II
- 13A Regent Parade with railings and attached workshopGrade II
- 14-24, Crescent RoadGrade II
- 15-20, Church SquareGrade II
- 15, Park ParadeGrade II
- 15, Regent ParadeGrade II
- 16 and 17, Park ParadeGrade II
- 16 Swan Road (Britannia Lodge), 18-22 Swan Road, 24 Swan Road (Archway House) 26-30 Swan Road (Studley Hotel) and 12 Promenade Square.Grade II
- 17-19, Regent ParadeGrade II
- 17, Park DriveGrade II
- 18 and 19, Park ParadeGrade II
- 2 AND 4, KINGS ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 2-6, Crescent RoadGrade II
- 2, REGENT PARADE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 2, SPRING GROVE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 20, Park ParadeGrade II
- 21 and 22, Church SquareGrade II
- 22 and 24, Cold Bath RoadGrade II
- 22, Park ParadeGrade II
- 24 and 26, James StreetGrade II
- 24-26, Park ParadeGrade II
- 26 and 28, Cold Bath RoadGrade II
- 27 and 28, Park ParadeGrade II
- 27 and 29, Swan RoadGrade II
- 28, Devonshire PlaceGrade II
- 29 and 29a, York PlaceGrade II
- 29-31, Devonshire PlaceGrade II
- 29, Park ParadeGrade II
- 3-25, Swan RoadGrade II
- 30, Park ParadeGrade II
- 31, Park ParadeGrade II
- 32 and 33, Park ParadeGrade II
- 32, Parliament StreetGrade II
- 33, Swan RoadGrade II
- 35-39, Swan RoadGrade II
- 35, Regent ParadeGrade II
- 36 and 38, Leeds RoadGrade II
- 50 and 52 Parliament StreetGrade II
- 54 and 56, Parliament StreetGrade II
- 6-12, York PlaceGrade II
- 60, Cold Bath RoadGrade II
- 63-81, Station ParadeGrade II
- 7, Church SquareGrade II
- 7, Promenade SquareGrade II
- 8 and 9, Promenade SquareGrade II
- 8-12, Crescent RoadGrade II
- 8, Park ParadeGrade II
- 9, Park ParadeGrade II
- 9, Regent ParadeGrade II
- Bede House (St. Aidans C Of E High School)Grade II
- Cedar Court HotelGrade II
- Church of St LukeGrade II
- Church of St MarkGrade II
- Church of St PeterGrade II
- Church of St Robert (presbytery and Repository)Grade II
- County HotelGrade II
- Crown HotelGrade II
- Former Harrogate School of ArtGrade II
- Former Police StationGrade II
- Four lamp posts within Promenade SquareGrade II
- Granby HotelGrade II
- Grand Opera HouseGrade II
- Grange HotelGrade II
- Grove Road Methodist ChurchGrade II
- Hales BarsGrade II
- Harrogate Baptist ChurchGrade II
- Irongate Bridge (over Oak Beck in Park of Oakdale Manor)Grade II
- Jubilee MemorialGrade II
- Lamp post at the east end of Trinity RoadGrade II
- Lamp post at the northern end of Trinity RoadGrade II
- Lamp post at the southern end of Park ParadeGrade II
- Lamp post on Regent ParadeGrade II
- Lamp post on Station ParadeGrade II
- Library HouseGrade II
- Magnesia Well BuildingGrade II
- Mansfield Cottage Mansfield House Mews CottageGrade II
- Nos. 5, 6 and 7 REGENT PARADEGrade II
- Number 56a With Attached Stables and OutbuildingsGrade II
- Oakdale BridgeGrade II
- Odeon CinemaGrade II
- Old Swan HotelGrade II
- Paris PavilionGrade II
- Parish Church of Christ ChurchGrade II
- Park HouseGrade II
- PavilionGrade II
- Promenade CourtGrade II
- Public LibraryGrade II
- Refreshment KioskGrade II
- Roger's AlmshousesGrade II
- Royal BathsGrade II
- Royal StablesGrade II
- Six lamp posts along Montpellier ParadeGrade II
- Spirit Safe at the County HotelGrade II
- St JulienGrade II
- Stone pillar (near south east corner of West Park)Grade II
- Sun Pavilion and Sun ColonnadeGrade II
- The Empress HotelGrade II
- The Old ParsonageGrade II
- The Old Town HallGrade II
- The White CottageGrade II
- Three lamp posts along Crown PlaceGrade II
- Three lamp posts lighting pedestrian refuges on the Crown RoundaboutGrade II
- Trinity Methodist ChurchGrade II
- Two lamp posts set outside 3-25 Swan RoadGrade II
- Wall and Gateway of Former Harrogate School of Art along the road to the east of the SchoolGrade II
- Wash House to South West of Paris PavilionGrade II
- WedderburnGrade II
- Wesley ChapelGrade II
- West Park United Reformed ChurchGrade 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
WEBHarrogate 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.