About the Ponteland Conservation Area
The Ponteland Conservation Area covers about 10 hectares and was designated by Northumberland County Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 18 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade I. 43 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 MaryGrade I
- The Blackbird InnGrade II*
- The Old RectoryGrade II*
- 12 and 14, Main StreetGrade II
- 21-25, Main StreetGrade II
- 3 and 5, Bell VillasGrade II
- Bell Headstone Approximately 10 Yards South-West of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Charlton Headstone Approximately 3 Yards South of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Eland LodgeGrade II
- Forster and Turnbull Headstones Approximately Approximately 10 Yards South of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Gatepiers and Garden Wall to East of the Old RectoryGrade II
- Grace Headstone Approximately 15 Yards North-West of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Pearson and Potts Headstones Approximately 5 Yards West of Church of St MaryGrade II
- The Seven Stars Public HouseGrade II
- Tomb of Sir Charles Ogle Approximately 40 Yards North of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Tones and Shireton Headstones Approximately 10 Yards South-West of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Vicarage TowerGrade II
- Warwick Gravestone Approximately Approximately 10 Yards West of Church of St MaryGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBPonteland 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.