About the Hillam Conservation Area
The Hillam Conservation Area covers about 6.1 hectares within North Yorkshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 9 listed buildings, all 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 Hillam 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.
- Burton Cottage and Chantries CottageGrade II
- Cowshed and Granary to Hall Farm Twelve Metres South East of HouseGrade II
- Former Carthouse and Stables to Hillam HallGrade II
- Hall FarmhouseGrade II
- Hillam Hall and West HouseGrade II
- Stable Block at Hillam Hall the Coach House and House AdjoiningGrade II
- Stable to Hall Farm Twenty Metres to South of HouseGrade II
- Summerhouse in Grounds of Millstone LodgeGrade II
- Threshing Barn to Hall Farm Ten Metres to South West of HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHillam 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.