About the Acomb Conservation Area
The Acomb Conservation Area covers about 8.3 hectares and was designated by Northumberland County Council in 1991. Inside the boundary are 14 listed buildings, all Grade II. 1 Tree Preservation Order record overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work.
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.
- Acomb High HouseGrade II
- Acomb HouseGrade II
- Barn 30 Metres South-East of Fold CottageGrade II
- Barn 40 Metres North of Chare Head FarmhouseGrade II
- Cartshed 20 Metres South of Fold Cottage and Attached Wall to EastGrade II
- Fold Cottage With Adjacent OutbuildingsGrade II
- Gatepiers and Garden Walls to East of Acomb HouseGrade II
- Hydrant 5 Metres South-West of Cartshed South of Fold CottageGrade II
- Middle FarmhouseGrade II
- North ViewGrade II
- Pant With Adjacent HydrantGrade II
- Stable Block 20 Metres North of Acomb HouseGrade II
- The BarracksGrade II
- Tynevale HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBAcomb Conservation Area AppraisalNorthumberland County 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 Northumberland County Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.