About the Howsham Conservation Area
The Howsham Conservation Area covers about 46 hectares within North Yorkshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Church of Saint John, 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 Saint JohnGrade I
- Howsham HallGrade I
- 1, 2 and 3, Main StreetGrade II
- 10, 11 and 12, Main StreetGrade II
- 7, Main StreetGrade II
- Barn Immediately North of Town FarmhouseGrade II
- Folly Approximately 70 Metres West of Howsham HallGrade II
- Gates Lodges to Howsham HallGrade II
- Howsham MillGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Number 4Grade II
- Old Holme Farmhouse and Hudson CottageGrade II
- Stable Block to Howsham HallGrade II
- The Little HouseGrade II
- The Mill HouseGrade II
- The Old SchoolGrade II
- Town FarmhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHowsham 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.