About the Womersley Conservation Area
The Womersley Conservation Area covers about 18 hectares and was designated by North Yorkshire Council in 1985. Inside the boundary are 10 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 8 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Martin, Grade I. 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 MartinGrade I
- Womersley Park and Adjoining Coach-House and StablesGrade II*
- Dovecote to Low FarmhouseGrade II
- Gate Piers and Wall to Womersley ParkGrade II
- Low FarmhouseGrade II
- Manor HouseGrade II
- Pigeoncote to Home FarmGrade II
- Village CrossGrade II
- Village Pump and TroughGrade II
- Went FarmhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWomersley 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.