About the Winster Conservation Area
The Winster Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares and was designated by Peak District National Park in 1981. Inside the boundary are 67 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 65 Grade II). The most significant is The Market Hall, 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.
- 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.
- The Market HallGrade II*
- Winster HallGrade II*
- 2 and 3, Woodhouse LaneGrade II
- 6-8 Wooley's YardGrade II
- 9 and 10, Wooley's YardGrade II
- Anson Row Portaway CottageGrade II
- Archway HouseGrade II
- Bank HouseGrade II
- Bank House North Boundary Wall and Gate PiersGrade II
- Bradley HouseGrade II
- Briar Cottage and Attached OutbuildingGrade II
- CarillonGrade II
- Church of St John the BaptistGrade II
- Cottage to the south of the Bowling Green InnGrade II
- Dale Cottage Tite CottageGrade II
- Dene CroftGrade II
- Denver HouseGrade II
- Dower HouseGrade II
- Gable End and Adjoining HouseGrade II
- Gate Piers and Flanking Walls to Winster HallGrade II
- Gatepiers and Flanking Walls to Dower HouseGrade II
- Grey TorGrade II
- Harness Room Squire WhitesGrade II
- Heathcote House and CottageGrade II
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- HolmeleaGrade II
- House Attached South of Kirkby House and Attached ShopGrade II
- House to East of HolmeleaGrade II
- House to the North East of Bradley HouseGrade II
- House to the North of and Adjoining Dene CroftGrade II
- House to the North West of the Bowling Green InnGrade II
- House to the South West of the HeadlandsGrade II
- InglenookGrade II
- Jasmine Cottage and Attached House at North EndGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Kirby House and attached shopGrade II
- Lansdowne House and Georgic HouseGrade II
- Manse HouseGrade II
- Marmalade CottageGrade II
- Methodist Schoolroom Railings and Boundary WallsGrade II
- Moot House the CottageGrade II
- Old Parish PoorhouseGrade II
- Outbuilding to the North of Number 11Grade II
- Outbuilding to the South West of ChapelGrade II
- Pair of Cottages to the South West of the Wesleyan Reform ChapelGrade II
- Pair of Houses Opposite Winster HouseGrade II
- Pair of Houses to the West of Vernon HouseGrade II
- Primitive Methodist ChapelGrade II
- Rock ViewGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- RosedeneGrade II
- Roselea CottageGrade II
- Smithy HouseGrade II
- Stanfree House and Adjoining HouseGrade II
- Stoneheath and Adjoining HouseGrade II
- The Bowling Green InnGrade II
- The HeadlandsGrade II
- The LodgeGrade II
- The Old BakehouseGrade II
- The Old BrewhouseGrade II
- The Old ForgeGrade II
- The Old HouseGrade II
- The Old Shoulder of Mutton InnGrade II
- Vernon HouseGrade II
- Virginia HouseGrade II
- WoodhaysGrade II
- Woodland ViewGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBWinster 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.