About the Malton, Old Town Conservation Area
The Malton, Old Town Conservation Area covers about 22 hectares and was designated by North Yorkshire Council in 1979. Inside the boundary are 44 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 41 Grade II). The most significant is Priory Church of St Mary, 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.
- Priory Church of St MaryGrade I
- Walls Bounding Churchyard of St Mary's Priory ChurchGrade I
- Old Abbey and Attached OutbuildingsGrade II*
- 109, Town StreetGrade II
- 11 and 13, Town StreetGrade II
- 21, Town StreetGrade II
- 23, Town StreetGrade II
- 25, Town StreetGrade II
- 27, Town StreetGrade II
- 3 and 5, Town StreetGrade II
- 34, Town StreetGrade II
- 40 and 42, WestgateGrade II
- 40, Town StreetGrade II
- 44, Town StreetGrade II
- 46 and 48, Town StreetGrade II
- 4a, Town StreetGrade II
- 67-95, Town StreetGrade II
- 7 and 9, Town StreetGrade II
- Applebye House and Attached Outbuildings at RearGrade II
- Barn Approximately 9 Metres North East of Number 29Grade II
- Barr Farmhouse and Attached OutbuildingsGrade II
- Garden Wall Approximately 12 Metres East of Hunters Hall (number 65)Grade II
- Gas Lamp Approximately 30 Metres West of St Mary's Priory ChurchGrade II
- Gas Lamp Post Approximately 5 Metres West of St Mary's Priory ChurchGrade II
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- Holgate's HouseGrade II
- Hunters HallGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk at Corner of Lascelles LaneGrade II
- Little ThatchGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- MilepostGrade II
- Mounting Block Approximately 3.5 Metres North West of Number 4aGrade II
- Nabun HouseGrade II
- Number 29 and Attached Outbuildings at RearGrade II
- Number 35 and Attached BarnGrade II
- Old Malton Methodist ChurchGrade II
- Post OfficeGrade II
- Thatch CottageGrade II
- The Gannock HouseGrade II
- The Old School House and Classroom CottageGrade II
- The Royal Oak Public HouseGrade II
- The Wentworth Arms Hotel and Attached Outbuildings at RearGrade II
- Virginia CottageGrade II
- Willow FarmhouseGrade II
- Workshop Approximately 8 Metres North West of Barr FarmhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBMalton, Old Town 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.