About the Scriven Conservation Area
The Scriven Conservation Area covers about 49 hectares and was designated by North Yorkshire Council in 1976. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 13 Grade II). The most significant is Gate Piers at Scriven Park, Grade II*.
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 Scriven 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.
- Gate Piers at Scriven ParkGrade II*
- Home FarmhouseGrade II*
- Corner Cottage, With Nos 1 and 2 Village Terrace to RearGrade II
- Former Dog Kennels With Yard Wall on South SideGrade II
- Ice House in Ice House WoodGrade II
- Oak LeaGrade II
- Oak View With Garden WallGrade II
- Park CornerGrade II
- Pear Tree CottageGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Roundells ManorGrade II
- Scriven HallGrade II
- Scriven War MemorialGrade II
- Spinney CroftGrade II
- Wheelwright CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBScriven 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.