About the Kirby Hill Conservation Area
The Kirby Hill Conservation Area covers about 30 hectares and was designated by North Yorkshire Council in 1981. Inside the boundary are 19 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 17 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter and St Felix, Grade I.
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 Peter and St FelixGrade I
- The Old Grammar School and Grammar School House and Attached Wall and RailingsGrade II*
- Bell Memorial Approximately 7 Metres South-East of South-East Corner of Chancel of Church of St Peter and St FelixGrade II
- Chaytor Cottage West Cottage West HallGrade II
- Church View Ivy CottageGrade II
- Dakyn HouseGrade II
- East CottageGrade II
- East FarmhouseGrade II
- East House and Kir-KotGrade II
- Fawcett Memorial Approximately 14 Metres West of Tower of Church of St Peter and St FelixGrade II
- Holme GarthGrade II
- Manor CottageGrade II
- Manor House and Attached Front Garden Wall and RailingsGrade II
- Railed Enclosure and Thompson Chest Tomb Approximately 12 Metres North of Tower of Church of St Peter and St FelixGrade II
- Railings to Front Gardens of Rose Cottage, Ivy Cottage and Church ViewGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Shaw Memorial Approximately 8 Metres West of Tower of Church of St Peter and St FelixGrade II
- Smith Memorial Approximately One Metre East of Chancel of Church of St Peter and St FelixGrade II
- Two Stapylton Memorials Approximately 7 Metres South-East of South-East Corner of Chancel of Church of St Peter and St FelixGrade II
The council’s appraisal
PDFKirby Hill 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.