About the Healaugh Conservation Area
The Healaugh Conservation Area covers about 16 hectares and was designated by North Yorkshire Council in 1985. Inside the boundary are 9 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 8 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St John (parish Church Originally Dedicated to St Helen, Now Dedicated to St John the Baptist), 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.
- 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 John (parish Church Originally Dedicated to St Helen, Now Dedicated to St John the Baptist)Grade II*
- 15, Main StreetGrade II
- Ivy HouseGrade II
- Jasmin CottageGrade II
- Pair of Gate-Piers to the Old HallGrade II
- Remains of stone cross approximately 30 metres west of The Old Hall (QV)Grade II
- Rose DeneGrade II
- The Old Hall and Wall to Left With Seating NookGrade II
- Wighill Lane FarmhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHealaugh 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.