About the Cambo Conservation Area
The Cambo Conservation Area covers about 4.6 hectares and was designated by Northumberland County Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 20 listed buildings, all 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 Cambo 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.
- 1-3, Middle RowGrade II
- 2-5 Front RowGrade II
- 7-9 Front RowGrade II
- Calverley Cottage and The VicarageGrade II
- Cambo War MemorialGrade II
- Cartshed, Yard Walls and Attached Structures to Rear of No 1Grade II
- Drinking Fountain 40 Metres East of Post OfficeGrade II
- Forge HouseGrade II
- Gate Piers and Gate to Churchyard With Adjacent WallsGrade II
- Holy Trinity ChurchGrade II
- No. 10 (cambo House) and Cambo House CottageGrade II
- Outhouse Row to East of Nos 1-3Grade II
- Pele HouseGrade II
- Stable Range to the North of No 1Grade II
- The Middle SteadGrade II
- The Old Byre, Outbuilding North-West of No. 9Grade II
- The Two QueensGrade II
- Trevelyan Graves 9 Metres East of South Churchyard GateGrade II
- Village Hall and Adjacent HouseGrade II
- West House and West EndGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBCambo 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.