About the Castleton Conservation Area
The Castleton Conservation Area covers about 18 hectares and was designated by Peak District National Park in 1976. Inside the boundary are 17 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 16 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Edmund, Grade II*. 1 Tree Preservation Order record 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 EdmundGrade II*
- Barn at Goosehill HallGrade II
- Bean Hill FarmhouseGrade II
- Castle Close CottageGrade II
- Castle HotelGrade II
- Castleton HallGrade II
- Cryer HouseGrade II
- Former Stables at Castleton HallGrade II
- Goosehill HallGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Looe CottageGrade II
- Range of Outbuildings to West of Bean Hill FarmhouseGrade II
- School and Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Sundial in St Edmund's Churchyard 15 Yards South of ChurchGrade II
- The GeorgeGrade II
- Toll Bar Cottage and Shop and Attached Wall and RailingsGrade II
- War MemorialGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBCastleton Conservation Area AppraisalPeak District National Park’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 Peak District National Park and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.