About the Richmond Conservation Area
The Richmond Conservation Area covers about 176 hectares and was designated by North Yorkshire Council in 1971. Inside the boundary are 341 listed buildings (5 Grade I, 17 Grade II*, 319 Grade II). The most significant is Grey Friars Tower, Grade I. Part of the area lies in flood zone 2, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Richmond CA
- 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.
- Grey Friars TowerGrade I
- Holy Trinity Church Offices Between Church Nave and Tower Trinity Church TowerGrade I
- St Martins Priory RuinsGrade I
- The CastleGrade I
- Theatre RoyalGrade I
- 15, Bridge StreetGrade II*
- 21 Trinity Church SquareGrade II*
- 47, NewbigginGrade II*
- 58 and 59, Market PlaceGrade II*
- 9, Market PlaceGrade II*
- Former Richmond Railway StationGrade II*
- Garden wall, gates and gate piers at Hill HouseGrade II*
- Hill HouseGrade II*
- King's Head HotelGrade II*
- Parish Church of St MaryGrade II*
- Richmond BridgeGrade II*
- The BarGrade II*
- The CrossGrade II*
- The Green BridgeGrade II*
- The GroveGrade II*
- The TempleGrade II*
- Wrought iron gates and stone gate piers to Temple GroundsGrade II*
- (yorkshire Bank) Premises Occupied by D C ClarkGrade II
- 1 and 2, Castle TerraceGrade II
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- 1 AND 2A, CASTLE HILL (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 1 and 3 Hurgill RoadGrade II
- 1 Cornforth HillGrade II
- 1 GallowgateGrade II
- 1 Waterloo StreetGrade II
- 1-11 Maison DieuGrade II
- 1-5, Finkle StreetGrade II
- 1-5, FrenchgateGrade II
- 1-6, West Terrace, WestfieldsGrade II
- 1-7, The GreenGrade II
- 1-8, Temple SquareGrade II
- 1, BargateGrade II
- 1, Flints YardGrade II
- 1, MillgateGrade II
- 1, Trinity Church SquareGrade II
- 10 and 12, Rosemary LaneGrade II
- 10 and 12, The GreenGrade II
- 10-14, Vitoria RoadGrade II
- 10, BargateGrade II
- 10, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 10, MARKET PLACE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 10, New RoadGrade II
- 10, NewbigginGrade II
- 10, The BarGrade II
- 11 and 12, Market PlaceGrade II
- 11 and 13, FrenchgateGrade II
- 11 and 13, NewbigginGrade II
- 11 and 13, The GreenGrade II
- 11 Hurgill RoadGrade II
- 11, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 11, Finkle StreetGrade II
- 11, New RoadGrade II
- 11a Hurgill RoadGrade II
- 12 Maison DieuGrade II
- 12, BargateGrade II
- 12, NewbigginGrade II
- 12, The BarGrade II
- 13 and 13a, Finkle StreetGrade II
- 13 and 14, Market PlaceGrade II
- 13 Maison DieuGrade II
- 13, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 13, New RoadGrade II
- 13, Tower StreetGrade II
- 14 Maison DieuGrade II
- 14, BargateGrade II
- 14, Finkle StreetGrade II
- 14, The GreenGrade II
- 15 and 16, Market PlaceGrade II
- 15 and 17, The GreenGrade II
- 15, Castle HillGrade II
- 15, Flints YardGrade II
- 15, FrenchgateGrade II
- 15, MillgateGrade II
- 15, New RoadGrade II
- 15, Tower StreetGrade II
- 16 and 18, Finkle StreetGrade II
- 16 Maison DieuGrade II
- 16, Victoria RoadGrade II
- 17 and 18, Market PlaceGrade II
- 17, Castle HillGrade II
- 17, FrenchgateGrade II
- 17, MillgateGrade II
- 17, NewbigginGrade II
- 17, Tower StreetGrade II
- 18 and 20, The GreenGrade II
- 18-26, Victoria RoadGrade II
- 18, NewbigginGrade II
- 19 and 21, MillgateGrade II
- 19 and 21, NewbigginGrade II
- 19 and 21, The GreenGrade II
- 19, Castle HillGrade II
- 19, FrenchgateGrade II
- 19, Tower StreetGrade II
- 19, Trinity Church SquareGrade II
- 2 and 3, Market PlaceGrade II
- 2 and 3, Trinity Church SquareGrade II
- 2, Cornforth HillGrade II
- 2, Flints YardGrade II
- 2, MillgateGrade II
- 2, New RoadGrade II
- 2, The GreenGrade II
- 20 and 22, FrenchgateGrade II
- 20, Trinity Church SquareGrade II
- 21, Tower StreetGrade II
- 22, 22a and 24, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 22, Market PlaceGrade II
- 22, The GreenGrade II
- 23, Tower StreetGrade II
- 24, FrenchgateGrade II
- 24, Market PlaceGrade II
- 24, NewbigginGrade II
- 24, The GreenGrade II
- 25 and 26, Market PlaceGrade II
- 25 and 27, FrenchgateGrade II
- 25, NewbigginGrade II
- 26 and 30, BargateGrade II
- 26, NewbigginGrade II
- 26, The GreenGrade II
- 27 and 29, Castle HillGrade II
- 27, Market PlaceGrade II
- 28 Maison DieuGrade II
- 28, Market PlaceGrade II
- 28, NewbigginGrade II
- 28, Victoria RoadGrade II
- 29, The GreenGrade II
- 3 and 4, The BarGrade II
- 3 and 5, Tower StreetGrade II
- 3 and 5, Waterloo StreetGrade II
- 3 Bridge StreetGrade II
- 3-7, BargateGrade II
- 3, Castle TerraceGrade II
- 3, Cornforth HillGrade II
- 3, GallowgateGrade II
- 3, MillgateGrade II
- 3, NewbigginGrade II
- 30 and 30a, NewbigginGrade II
- 30 Maison DieuGrade II
- 30, FrenchgateGrade II
- 30, Market PlaceGrade II
- 30, The GreenGrade II
- 31 and 32, Market PlaceGrade II
- 31 and 33, FrenchgateGrade II
- 31, Castle HillGrade II
- 31, NewbigginGrade II
- 31A FrenchgateGrade II
- 32 and 34, BargateGrade II
- 32 and 34, NewbigginGrade II
- 33, Castle HillGrade II
- 34 and 35, Market PlaceGrade II
- 34 Maison DieuGrade II
- 34, FrenchgateGrade II
- 35 and 37, NewbigginGrade II
- 35, The GreenGrade II
- 36, 38, 38a and 40, BargateGrade II
- 36, FrenchgateGrade II
- 36, NewbigginGrade II
- 37 and 38, Market PlaceGrade II
- 37 and 39, The GreenGrade II
- 39, FrenchgateGrade II
- 39, NewbigginGrade II
- 4 and 5, Cornforth HillGrade II
- 4 and 6, MillgateGrade II
- 4-8, Castle HillGrade II
- 4, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 4, Castle TerraceGrade II
- 4, New RoadGrade II
- 4, NewbigginGrade II
- 4, PottergateGrade II
- 4, The GreenGrade II
- 4, Trinity Church SquareGrade II
- 40 and 41 Market PlaceGrade II
- 40, Quakers LaneGrade II
- 41, BargateGrade II
- 41, NewbigginGrade II
- 41a and 41b, FrenchgateGrade II
- 41a, NewbigginGrade II
- 42, BargateGrade II
- 43 and 45, NewbigginGrade II
- 43, FrenchgateGrade II
- 46, BargateGrade II
- 47 and 51, BargateGrade II
- 47-53, FrenchgateGrade II
- 48-56, BargateGrade II
- 48, FrenchgateGrade II
- 49, NewbigginGrade II
- 5 and 7 Hurgill RoadGrade II
- 5 and 7, Castle HillGrade II
- 5 and 7, GallowgateGrade II
- 5-7, Temple TerraceGrade II
- 5, BRIDGE STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 5, Castle TerraceGrade II
- 5, Market PlaceGrade II
- 5, MillgateGrade II
- 5, NewbigginGrade II
- 5, Rosemary LaneGrade II
- 5, Trinity Church SquareGrade II
- 5, Wellington PlaceGrade II
- 50 and 51, Market PlaceGrade II
- 51, NewbigginGrade II
- 52, Market PlaceGrade II
- 53, BargateGrade II
- 53, Market PlaceGrade II
- 55, BargateGrade II
- 55, FrenchgateGrade II
- 56, Market PlaceGrade II
- 57, BargateGrade II
- 57, Market PlaceGrade II
- 58, FrenchgateGrade II
- 6-10, Finkle StreetGrade II
- 6-8, Trinity Church SquareGrade II
- 6, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 6, Cornforth HillGrade II
- 6, FrenchgateGrade II
- 6, New RoadGrade II
- 6, NewbigginGrade II
- 6, The BarGrade II
- 60, FrenchgateGrade II
- 61, FrenchgateGrade II
- 63, FrenchgateGrade II
- 65 and 67, FrenchgateGrade II
- 69, FrenchgateGrade II
- 7 and 7a, The BarGrade II
- 7 and 8, Market PlaceGrade II
- 7 and 8, West Terrace, WestfieldsGrade II
- 7 and 9, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 7 Rosemary LaneGrade II
- 7, Cornforth HillGrade II
- 7, FrenchgateGrade II
- 7, MillgateGrade II
- 7, NewbigginGrade II
- 7, Tower StreetGrade II
- 7, Victoria RoadGrade II
- 71, FrenchgateGrade II
- 73, FrenchgateGrade II
- 75 FrenchgateGrade II
- 79, FrenchgateGrade II
- 8 and 8a, Tower StreetGrade II
- 8, 10A and 10B FrenchgateGrade II
- 8, BargateGrade II
- 8, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 8, Cornforth HillGrade II
- 8, MillgateGrade II
- 8, New RoadGrade II
- 8, NewbigginGrade II
- 8, PottergateGrade II
- 8, Rosemary LaneGrade II
- 8, The BarGrade II
- 8, The GreenGrade II
- 81 and 83, FrenchgateGrade II
- 87, FrenchgateGrade II
- 89, FrenchgateGrade II
- 9 and 11, Tower StreetGrade II
- 9 Hurgill RoadGrade II
- 9, BargateGrade II
- 9, Castle HillGrade II
- 9, FrenchgateGrade II
- 9, MillgateGrade II
- 9, New RoadGrade II
- 9, NewbigginGrade II
- 9, Rosemary LaneGrade II
- 9, The GreenGrade II
- 91, FrenchgateGrade II
- Bargate HouseGrade II
- Bishop BlaizeGrade II
- Black Lion Public HouseGrade II
- Buck InnGrade II
- Carters YardGrade II
- Carters YardGrade II
- Castle CottageGrade II
- Castle TavernGrade II
- Church of St Joseph and St Francis Xavier (catholic)Grade II
- Cobble stones on roadwayGrade II
- Cobble Stones on RoadwayGrade II
- Cobble Stones on RoadwayGrade II
- Cobble Stones on RoadwayGrade II
- Cobble Stones on Roadway in Upper FrenchgateGrade II
- Cobble Stones on Roadway, North of Junction With New RoadGrade II
- Cobble Stones on the RoadwayGrade II
- Corner Frontage of No 55 Market PlaceGrade II
- Doorway to the grounds of Temple LodgeGrade II
- Former Engine ShedGrade II
- Former Gas HouseGrade II
- Former Oak Tree Public HouseGrade II
- Frenchgate HotelGrade II
- Frenchgate HouseGrade II
- Friary LodgeGrade II
- Garden CottageGrade II
- Gates and Gate Piers With Small Piece of Walling at the FriaryGrade II
- Golden Lion HotelGrade II
- Government OfficesGrade II
- Howe VillaGrade II
- Ivy LodgeGrade II
- Linton HouseGrade II
- Market HallGrade II
- Mercury BridgeGrade II
- Minden HouseGrade II
- No 11 (to Rear of No 9)Grade II
- No 27 and Attached School RoomsGrade II
- No. 1 (the Rookery) and No. 2, Anchorage HillGrade II
- North Yorkshire County Council Registry Office Northallerton and Dales Water BoardGrade II
- Nos. 1, 2 and 4 Chantry Wynd, Finkle StreetGrade II
- Number 2 Newbiggin (unicorn Hotel) Together With Numbers 1 and 3 Rosemary LaneGrade II
- Oglethorpe HouseGrade II
- Pear Tree HouseGrade II
- Pegasus HouseGrade II
- Pinkney's HospitalGrade II
- Pottergate HouseGrade II
- Premises Occupied by Peter Olivier, Furnishers the Board Public HouseGrade II
- Premises Occupied by Richmond Operatic SocietyGrade II
- Prior House Prior House (mount Carmel Nursing Home)Grade II
- Richmond Borough War MemorialGrade II
- Rookery NeukGrade II
- Rosemary CottageGrade II
- Ship InnGrade II
- Small Semi-Circular Stone Archway Set in Fragment of the Original Town WallsGrade II
- St NicholasGrade II
- Station Bridge (that Part in Richmond Borough)Grade II
- Station CottagesGrade II
- Station HouseGrade II
- Swale HouseGrade II
- Temple LodgeGrade II
- The Fleece HotelGrade II
- The Former Grammar School Buildings at Richmond SchoolGrade II
- The Former Zetland Cocoa RoomsGrade II
- The FriaryGrade II
- The Green Howards Regimental War Memorial including cross, steps, piers and railingsGrade II
- The Turf HotelGrade II
- Town Hall Town Hall HotelGrade II
- Victoria HospitalGrade II
- Wall and Gates to Parish Church of St MaryGrade II
- Wall incorporating C18 water supply point and a circa 1800 lamp standardGrade II
- Wall to Number 1Grade II
- Warehouse to Rear of No 60Grade II
- Wellington HouseGrade II
- York County Savings BankGrade II
- York HouseGrade II
- Zetland HouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Market PlaceThe GreenTower StreetBridge StreetCastle HillNew RoadFinkle StreetTrinity Church SquareCornforth HillCastle TerraceRosemary LaneVictoria Road
The council’s appraisal
PDFRichmond 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.