About the Selby Town Conservation Area
The Selby Town Conservation Area covers about 37 hectares within North Yorkshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 103 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 100 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary and St Germain (selby Abbey), 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 Selby Town 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.
- Church of St Mary and St Germain (selby Abbey)Grade I
- Abbots Staith BuildingsGrade II*
- Corunna House, 42 and 44 OusegateGrade II*
- 1 The Crescent, Selby (formerly the Albion Vaults public house)Grade II
- 1-13 and 13A, New StreetGrade II
- 1, Finkle StreetGrade II
- 10-16 Market PlaceGrade II
- 101, GowthorpeGrade II
- 102, GowthorpeGrade II
- 103, GowthorpeGrade II
- 105, 109-119 and 123 GowthorpeGrade II
- 106, GowthorpeGrade II
- 108 and 110, GowthorpeGrade II
- 12 New Street, Selby (formerly the Rose and Crown Public House)Grade II
- 12-14 GowthorpeGrade II
- 122, GowthorpeGrade II
- 13-17, Park RowGrade II
- 15-17, Finkle StreetGrade II
- 15, New StreetGrade II
- 16-28 New StreetGrade II
- 17-19 GowthorpeGrade II
- 18 GowthorpeGrade II
- 19 and 21, GowthorpeGrade II
- 19 Market PlaceGrade II
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- 19-22 Abbey YardGrade II
- 19-25, New StreetGrade II
- 19, 21 and 23, Finkle StreetGrade II
- 2 GowthorpeGrade II
- 2, 3 and 4, Abbey PlaceGrade II
- 2, 3, 4 and 5 The Crescent, SelbyGrade II
- 24-28 GowthorpeGrade II
- 27 and 29, Finkle StreetGrade II
- 3-9, Finkle StreetGrade II
- 30 and 30a, Church HillGrade II
- 30-40, New LaneGrade II
- 31, Finkle StreetGrade II
- 32 Church HillGrade II
- 34 and 36 OusegateGrade II
- 38, OusegateGrade II
- 39, GowthorpeGrade II
- 39, MicklegateGrade II
- 4-12, Park StreetGrade II
- 46 and 48 Ousegate (formerly the Queens Vaults public house)Grade II
- 46-72, New LaneGrade II
- 46, MicklegateGrade II
- 48 and 50, MicklegateGrade II
- 5, 6 and 7, Abbey PlaceGrade II
- 50, OusegateGrade II
- 53 and 55, GowthorpeGrade II
- 6 The CrescentGrade II
- 6, GowthorpeGrade II
- 61 and 63 MicklegateGrade II
- 64, OusegateGrade II
- 65, MicklegateGrade II
- 66 and 68, OusegateGrade II
- 7 and 9 GowthorpeGrade II
- 72, GowthorpeGrade II
- 73, GowthorpeGrade II
- 8, 10, and 12 Finkle StreetGrade II
- 82 and 84, GowthorpeGrade II
- 92 and 94, GowthorpeGrade II
- 97 and 99, GowthorpeGrade II
- 98 and 100 GowthorpeGrade II
- 98-104, OusegateGrade II
- 98A GowthorpeGrade II
- Abbey HouseGrade II
- Audus charityGrade II
- Bank View FarmhouseGrade II
- Church of St JamesGrade II
- Cygnet HouseGrade II
- Former 1, Abbey PlaceGrade II
- Former Bank Chambers at The Crescent, and 7-14 The CrescentGrade II
- Former Barclays BankGrade II
- Garden wall, piers, gate and railings to 6, The CrescentGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk 42 metres south of South Transept door to Selby MinsterGrade II
- King’s Church (former Congregational Chapel and Schoolroom)Grade II
- No 136 and Barn to RearGrade II
- Premises of Messrs Dowler Williamson LimitedGrade II
- Premises of Messrs TysonGrade II
- Premises of the Pendulum ClubGrade II
- Railings around the north, west and south sides of Selby Abbey ChurchyardGrade II
- Railway Goods Shed (former Railway Station)Grade II
- Row of Outhouses and Privies to Nos 13 to 17 (consecutive)Grade II
- Selby College of Further Education the Shipbuilding DepartmentGrade II
- Selby Masonic HallGrade II
- Selby Public LibraryGrade II
- Selby Railway Station Building on Up Platform, Canopies on Both Platforms, Footbridge and BenchesGrade II
- Selby Railway Swing Bridge HUL 2/25Grade II
- Shop and Office of Messrs Woodhead Seeds LimitedGrade II
- Station HousesGrade II
- The Blackamoor Public HouseGrade II
- The Cricketers Arms public houseGrade II
- The Crown and Anchor Public HouseGrade II
- The George InnGrade II
- The Jolly Sailor InnGrade II
- The LodgeGrade II
- The Market Cross, Market PlaceGrade II
- The Museum HallGrade II
- The New InnGrade II
- The Royal Oak Public HouseGrade II
- The Station Public HouseGrade II
- Wesleyan Methodist ChurchGrade II
- York County Savings BankGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Finkle StreetAbbey PlaceNew StreetNew Laneand 12 Finkle Streetand 7-14 The CrescentChurch HillMarket PlacePark RowPark StreetThe Crescent
The council’s appraisal
WEBSelby Town 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.