About the Tissington Conservation Area
The Tissington Conservation Area covers about 40 hectares and was designated by Peak District National Park in 1996. Inside the boundary are 32 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 30 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, 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 Tissington 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 MaryGrade II*
- Tissington HallGrade II*
- 1 to 3, Darfield CottagesGrade II
- 1-3, The GreenGrade II
- Barn North East of Old VicarageGrade II
- Church House and garden wallGrade II
- Darfield House and Garden WallGrade II
- Dilcroft and Garden WallGrade II
- Fern Cottage Jasmine CottageGrade II
- Garden Terraces, Walls and Piers at Tissington HallGrade II
- Gate Piers at Entrance From Buxton to Ashbourne RoadGrade II
- Gate Piers, Walls and Entrance Gateway and Gates to HallGrade II
- Hall CottagesGrade II
- Hall WellGrade II
- Hands WellGrade II
- Highway CloseGrade II
- House and Outbuilding South of Slaughter HouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Lodge West of ParkGrade II
- Old Vicarage and Garden WallGrade II
- Overfield FarmhouseGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Slaughter HouseGrade II
- Stableblock to Tissington HallGrade II
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- Staff Quarters and Outbuilding at Tissington HallGrade II
- Sycamore HouseGrade II
- The Old School HouseGrade II
- Town Head Farmhouse, Garden Wall and RailingsGrade II
- Town WellGrade II
- Wibbern Hill Farmhouse and Garden WallGrade II
- Yew Tree CottageGrade II
- Yew Tree WellGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBTissington 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.