About the Parwich Conservation Area
The Parwich Conservation Area covers about 33 hectares and was designated by Peak District National Park in 1986. Inside the boundary are 34 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 32 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter, Grade II*. 7 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 PeterGrade II*
- The HallGrade II*
- Barn North of Flat Stiles HouseGrade II
- BrentwoodGrade II
- Brook Cottage Brook HouseGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Church Gate House and Church Gate CottageGrade II
- Creamery Lane Cottages, two at south end of terrace of threeGrade II
- Crown House and Attached OutbuildingGrade II
- FernleaGrade II
- Flatts Stile FarmhouseGrade II
- Flaxdale House, Attached Outbuildings, Garden Wall and Gate PiersGrade II
- Garden Terraces, Walls and Entrance GatesGrade II
- Gardeners CottageGrade II
- Hallcliff House and Garden WallGrade II
- Hallgates Cottage Wheatsheaf CottageGrade II
- House and Garden Wall to the South West of FernleaGrade II
- Jasmine Cottage the CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Knob HallGrade II
- Methodist Chapel and Attached Wall and RailingsGrade II
- Orchard ViewGrade II
- Outbuilding to the North of the FoldGrade II
- School, Former Schoolmaster's House and Retaining WallGrade II
Show all 34 listed buildings ↓All 34 listed buildings
- Shaw House and Attached OutbuildingGrade II
- Shaw Lane CottageGrade II
- Slate HouseGrade II
- Stabling and Attached Cottage Opposite Parwich HallGrade II
- Summerhouse at the HallGrade II
- The FoldGrade II
- The Old Post Office, garden wall, gate piers and railingsGrade II
- The RookeryGrade II
- Townhead HouseGrade II
- Willow Cottage and garden wallGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBParwich 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.