About the Sandsend Conservation Area
The Sandsend Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares and was designated by North Yorkshire Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 25 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.
- Brynymor CottageGrade II
- Cottage to East of Primrose CottageGrade II
- DaneholmGrade II
- Estbek HouseGrade II
- House to East of Public HouseGrade II
- Ivy CottageGrade II
- Jasmine House Jand Jasmine CottageGrade II
- LangholmGrade II
- Laurel Cottage and Beech CottageGrade II
- Lime Kiln to North of Roman Cement MillGrade II
- Lumley CottageGrade II
- Mulgrave LodgeGrade II
- Pear Tree Cottage and Cottage to West of Pear Tree Cottage and Glenrigg CottageGrade II
- Primrose CottageGrade II
- Rigg Cottage and the CottageGrade II
- Rockery Cottage, Crab Cottage, Broom House, Winston House and Valley ViewGrade II
- Roman Cement Mill and Mill HouseGrade II
- Romany CottageGrade II
- Rose Cottage and Holly CottageGrade II
- Rosedean and Cottage to East of RosedeanGrade II
- Sea View CottageGrade II
- Spray CottageGrade II
- St Mary's CottageGrade II
- Thordisa CottageGrade II
Show all 25 listed buildings ↓All 25 listed buildings
- Village HallGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBSandsend 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.