About the Thornbridge Conservation Area
The Thornbridge Conservation Area covers about 67 hectares and was designated by Peak District National Park in 1996. Inside the boundary are 17 listed buildings, all 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 Thornbridge 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.
- Boundary Wall to Thornbridge HallGrade II
- DownsideGrade II
- East Lodge, Thornbridge HallGrade II
- Fountain and Urns in Gardens at Thornbridge HallGrade II
- Four Hermes in Gardens at Thornbridge HallGrade II
- Garden Walls, Gates and Urns, South of Woodlands, Thornbridge HallGrade II
- Gardens at Thornbridge HallGrade II
- Gatepiers, Gates and Railings to Thornbridge HallGrade II
- Gates and Attached Walls at Entrance to Thornbridge HallGrade II
- Gates at Eastern Entrance to Thornbridge HallGrade II
- North Lodge and Attached Gate and Gate Piers at Thornbridge HallGrade II
- Retaining Wall and Grottos in Gardens at Thornbridge HallGrade II
- Thornbridge HallGrade II
- Two Garden Temples in Gardens of Thornbridge HallGrade II
- West Lodge and Attached Walls at Thornbridge HallGrade II
- WoodlandsGrade II
- Wyedale HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBThornbridge 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.