About the Wall Conservation Area
The Wall Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares and was designated by Northumberland County Council in 1991. Inside the boundary are 14 listed buildings, all Grade II. 12 Tree Preservation Order records 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.
- Church of St GeorgeGrade II
- Dutch Barn 40 Metres West of Town FarmhouseGrade II
- Forecourt Wall Gates and Railing to East of Church of St GeorgeGrade II
- Forecourt Walls Railings and Gatepiers to PenrhynGrade II
- Greenhead HouseGrade II
- Hydrant and TroughGrade II
- Methodist Chapel With Attached Walls, Rails and GatesGrade II
- Milestone CottageGrade II
- Pair of Cottages to North of the Hadrian HotelGrade II
- Penrhyn and Adjacent OutbuildingGrade II
- St Oswalds CottagesGrade II
- Stable CottageGrade II
- Town FarmhouseGrade II
- Wall War MemorialGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWall 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.