About the Norton-on-Derwent Conservation Area
The Norton-on-Derwent Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares within North Yorkshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 14 listed buildings, all 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.
- 10-16, Langton RoadGrade II
- 2-8, Langton RoadGrade II
- 49, Commercial StreetGrade II
- 64-70, Commercial StreetGrade II
- 8,10 and 12, Commercial StreetGrade II
- 84a, Commercial StreetGrade II
- 90, Commercial StreetGrade II
- Gascoignes JewellersGrade II
- Malton BridgeGrade II
- Malton BridgeGrade II
- Number 16 and Railings Attached to Steps to FrontGrade II
- Numbers 4 and 6 and Attached Railings to Front StepsGrade II
- The ElmsGrade II
- The UnionGrade 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
WEBNorton-on-Derwent 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.