About the Sutton-on-the-Forest Conservation Area
The Sutton-on-the-Forest Conservation Area covers about 25 hectares and was designated by North Yorkshire Council in 1971. Inside the boundary are 17 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 16 Grade II). The most significant is Sutton Park, Grade I.
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 Sutton-on-the-Forest 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.
- Sutton ParkGrade I
- Blue Stone CottageGrade II
- Chestnut House and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Church of All HallowsGrade II
- Dunelm CottageGrade II
- Fir Tree FarmhouseGrade II
- Former Stables to Sutton Park Including Numbers 1 and 2 the BungalowGrade II
- Forrester's CottageGrade II
- Ice House at Sutton Park Approximately 75 Metres to North West of HouseGrade II
- Laurence HouseGrade II
- Milepost in Front of Laughton HouseGrade II
- Newton House FarmhouseGrade II
- Railings to Front of Laurence HouseGrade II
- School CottageGrade II
- Sterne HouseGrade II
- The OrchardGrade II
- Wall to Kitchen Garden at Sutton ParkGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBSutton-on-the-Forest 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.