About the Scalby Conservation Area
The Scalby Conservation Area covers about 30 hectares and was designated by North Yorkshire Council in 1980. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Laurence, 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 LaurenceGrade II*
- 29 and 31, High StreetGrade II
- 4, Church BeckGrade II
- Gatepiers Within Yew Court Grounds, Approximately 10 Metres to West of HouseGrade II
- Holly BankGrade II
- Holt Cottage , The Holt and Scalby HoltGrade II
- Howdale CottageGrade II
- Ivy BankGrade II
- Melbourne HouseGrade II
- Summerhouse Approximately 50 Metres West of Low Hall BungalowGrade II
- Sundial Approximately 4 Metres South of the Porch of Church of St LaurenceGrade II
- The ManseGrade II
- The Nag's Head InnGrade II
- War Memorial at the Church of St LaurenceGrade II
- WestmeadeGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBScalby 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.