About the Leyburn Conservation Area
The Leyburn Conservation Area covers about 19 hectares and was designated by North Yorkshire Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 31 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 29 Grade II). The most significant is Leyburn Hall, 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.
- Leyburn HallGrade II*
- Roman Catholic Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II*
- 2 Coal Depot Sheds at Leyburn StationGrade II
- 25, Market PlaceGrade II
- 27, Market PlaceGrade II
- 4 and 5, Grove SquareGrade II
- Barclays BankGrade II
- Black Swan HotelGrade II
- Bolton Arms HotelGrade II
- Church of St MatthewGrade II
- Clyde HouseGrade II
- Fountain Adjoining North East Corner of Town HallGrade II
- Gate Piers and Wall Approximately Twenty Metres From North East Corner of Leyburn HallGrade II
- Gate Piers Approximately Five Metres From North West Corner of LeyburnGrade II
- Gate Piers Approximately Four Metres to North East of Trevor HouseGrade II
- Golden Lion Hotel and RailingsGrade II
- Grove HotelGrade II
- Lowood HouseGrade II
- Premises of C Milner and SonsGrade II
- Premises of Messrs JonesGrade II
- Premises of Messrs TennantsGrade II
- Presbytery, School Room, Outbuildings, Boundary Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Prospect HouseGrade II
- Sanderson and CoGrade II
Show all 31 listed buildings ↓All 31 listed buildings
- The Gothick Folly to the North of Thornborough HallGrade II
- The GroveGrade II
- The Sandpiper InnGrade II
- Town HallGrade II
- Trevor HouseGrade II
- War MemorialGrade II
- Westend HouseGrade 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
PDFLeyburn 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.