About the Newbrough Conservation Area
The Newbrough Conservation Area covers about 17 hectares and was designated by Northumberland County Council in 1991. Inside the boundary are 17 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 16 Grade II). The most significant is Newbrough Hall, Grade II*. 1 Tree Preservation Order record overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. 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.
- Newbrough HallGrade II*
- Block of Farm Buildings 30 Metres North East of Home FarmhouseGrade II
- Bridge HouseGrade II
- Dovecote 30 Metres North of Newbrough HallGrade II
- Forecourt Walls and Piers to North of Newbrough Park and Bridge HouseGrade II
- Garden Walls Outbuilding and Gateway 20 Metres West of Newbrough HallGrade II
- Garden Walls to West and South East of Newbrough ParkGrade II
- Ha Ha Wall on South Side of Garden at Newbrough ParkGrade II
- Home Farmhouse and Ashley HouseGrade II
- Newbrough Bridge Over Newbrough Burn at West End of VillageGrade II
- Newbrough Park and Attached CottageGrade II
- Newbrough War MemorialGrade II
- Power House to North East of Newbrough HallGrade II
- Red Lion InnGrade II
- Thornton TowerGrade II
- Town HallGrade II
- Womens InstituteGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBNewbrough 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.