About the Eyam Conservation Area
The Eyam Conservation Area covers about 94 hectares and was designated by Peak District National Park in 1981. Inside the boundary are 47 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 44 Grade II). The most significant is Churchyard Cross 6 Metres East of Church Porch, Grade I.
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.
- Churchyard Cross 6 Metres East of Church PorchGrade I
- Church of St LawrenceGrade II*
- Eyam HallGrade II*
- 1, Church AvenueGrade II
- 2 and 3, Church AvenueGrade II
- Aughton HouseGrade II
- Bagshaw House and Attached OutbuildingsGrade II
- Barn North West of Eyam HallGrade II
- Barn to North West of Coach HouseGrade II
- Barn to West of Eyam HallGrade II
- Church Cottage, Church View and Attached House to EastGrade II
- Churchyard Tomb 12 Metres South East of Church PorchGrade II
- Churchyard Tomb 7 Metres South of Church PorchGrade II
- Dale HeadGrade II
- Delf View and Attached StablesGrade II
- Derwent Cottage and Derwent HouseGrade II
- Edge LeaGrade II
- Fern LeaGrade II
- Foresters HouseGrade II
- Garden House and Attached Garden Walls to Eyam HallGrade II
- Gates and Attached Walls and Terrace to South of Eyam HallGrade II
- Hall FarmhouseGrade II
- Highcliffe Farmhouse and Jumber CottageGrade II
- Laburnum CottageGrade II
Show all 47 listed buildings ↓All 47 listed buildings
- Lydgate Graves and Enclosing WallGrade II
- Merrill HouseGrade II
- Mompesson CottagesGrade II
- Mompessons Well at Sk 223 772Grade II
- Number 10 and Memorial Cottage and Cottage Attached to EastGrade II
- Outbuilding to South of Merrill HouseGrade II
- Outbuilding to South West of Eyam HallGrade II
- Plague CottageGrade II
- Plague Cottage and Rose CottageGrade II
- Riley Graves and GraveyardGrade II
- Ruins of Bradshaw HallGrade II
- Stanley HouseGrade II
- The Brick House and RailingsGrade II
- The FirsGrade II
- The Olde House and Attached GarageGrade II
- The RectoryGrade II
- Tomb of Catherine Mompesson, 7 metres East of Church PorchGrade II
- Tomb of H Merrill, 25 Metres North of Hollins Farmhouse (sk214768)Grade II
- Upper Birch RowGrade II
- Village StocksGrade II
- Wall and Water Troughs to South East of Edge MoorGrade II
- Walls, Gatepiers and Water Troughs to East of Eyam HallGrade II
- Wayside and RoselynGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBEyam 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.