About the Humshaugh Conservation Area
The Humshaugh Conservation Area covers about 14 hectares and was designated by Northumberland County Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 18 listed buildings, all Grade II. 5 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. Part of the area lies in flood zone 2, 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 PeterGrade II
- Dale House and Dale CottageGrade II
- Dovecote 20 Metres South-East of Linden House, And Attached Garden WallsGrade II
- East Farmhouse and Attached CottageGrade II
- Evans Almshouses With Attached Wall and Outbuilding to EastGrade II
- Garden wall to West End Terrace and Evans Almshouse, with attached pantGrade II
- Garden Walls South-West of Linden HouseGrade II
- Garden Walls to West of Humshaugh HouseGrade II
- Humshaugh HouseGrade II
- Humshaugh War MemorialGrade II
- Linden HouseGrade II
- Nixon Headstone 2 Metres South of South-West Corner of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Piers and Quadrant Walls at Entrance to HumshaughGrade II
- Rose Cottage and Attached OutbuildingGrade II
- Sundial on Lawn 30 Metres West of Humshaugh HouseGrade II
- Teesdale House East and Teesdale House WestGrade II
- West End Terrace Nos 1 and 2 With Attached OutbuildingsGrade II
- Westfield and EastfieldGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHumshaugh 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.