About the Stillington Conservation Area
The Stillington Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares and was designated by North Yorkshire Council in 1976. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Nicholas, 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 Stillington 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 NicholasGrade II*
- Admiral HouseGrade II
- ChandlersGrade II
- Cobble Cottage Sycamore CottageGrade II
- Cottage FarmhouseGrade II
- Dene HouseGrade II
- FairviewGrade II
- Fairview CottageGrade II
- FamarsGrade II
- NorthsideGrade II
- NorthsideGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The FollyGrade II
- Wandell HouseGrade II
- Weddels CottageGrade II
- Wren HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBStillington 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.