About the Melsonby Conservation Area
The Melsonby Conservation Area covers about 8.8 hectares and was designated by North Yorkshire Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 27 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 26 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St James, Grade II*. 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 St JamesGrade II*
- 16, 18 and 20, East RoadGrade II
- 19, Church RowGrade II
- 31, Church RowGrade II
- 38, High RowGrade II
- 4, High RowGrade II
- 43 and 45, West RoadGrade II
- 46, High RowGrade II
- Bridge Over Waterfall BeckGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately Six Metres South of Tower of Church of St JamesGrade II
- Fern House and Fern CottageGrade II
- Former Tithe Barn Approximately Twenty Metres South West of the Old RectoryGrade II
- Gates and Gate Piers Adjoining North East Rear Range of the Old RectoryGrade II
- Glebe FarmhouseGrade II
- Group of Three Memorials on West Side of South Path Approximately Four Metres From Porch of Church of St JamesGrade II
- Hill CrestGrade II
- Hill HouseGrade II
- Hope CottageGrade II
- Layton House FarmhouseGrade II
- Melsonsby FarmhouseGrade II
- Orchard HouseGrade II
- Outbuilding Approximately Ten Metres North West of Old RectoryGrade II
- School HouseGrade II
- Spencer Cottage Spencer HouseGrade II
Show all 27 listed buildings ↓All 27 listed buildings
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
PDFMelsonby 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.