About the Hartington Conservation Area
The Hartington Conservation Area covers about 22 hectares and was designated by Peak District National Park in 1977. Inside the boundary are 27 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 26 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Giles, Grade II*.
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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Hartington CA
- 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 GilesGrade II*
- Bank HouseGrade II
- Charles Cotton HotelGrade II
- Church View Farmhouse and Adjoining OutbuildingGrade II
- Corner HouseGrade II
- Cottage and Attached Barn East of Dale CottagesGrade II
- Dale CottageGrade II
- Dale HouseGrade II
- Devonshire Arms InnGrade II
- Digmer FarmhouseGrade II
- Dove Cottage and Attached Garden RailingsGrade II
- Hartington HallGrade II
- Hartington War MemorialGrade II
- Ivy Cottage and Rose CottageGrade II
- IvydeneGrade II
- Meri Cottage and Nos 2, 3 and 4Grade II
- Mill Lane FarmhouseGrade II
- Moat Hall FarmhouseGrade II
- Nettletor FarmhouseGrade II
- Outbuildings at Mill Lane FarmGrade II
- R Stones - General StoresGrade II
- Springfield HouseGrade II
- ThatchersGrade II
- The Old School HouseGrade II
Show all 27 listed buildings ↓All 27 listed buildings
The council’s appraisal
WEBHartington 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.