About the Kirkleatham Conservation Area
The Kirkleatham Conservation Area covers about 73 hectares and was designated by Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 24 listed buildings (5 Grade I, 6 Grade II*, 13 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Cuthbert, Grade I.
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 CuthbertGrade I
- Entrance Screen Loggias Forts Flat and Outhouses to Sir William Turners HospitalGrade I
- Gatepiers at Entrance to Forecourt of Kirkleatham Hall SchoolGrade I
- Sir William Turner's HospitalGrade I
- Turner Mausoleum Adjoining Church of St CuthbertGrade I
- Bastion 100 Metres North West of Kirkleatham Hall FarmGrade II*
- Bastion and Adjoining Ha Ha Wall 150 Metres North of Kirkleatham Hall FarmGrade II*
- Gatehouse 120 Metres North East of Kirkleatham Hall FarmGrade II*
- Kirkleatham Hall FarmGrade II*
- Old Hall MuseumGrade II*
- Statue of Justice in Courtyard of Sir William Turners HospitalGrade II*
- Barn and Stable Adjoining Kirkleatham Hall FarmGrade II
- Boundary Wall Ha-Ha Wall Gates and Gatepiers to South of Kirkleatham Hall SchoolGrade II
- Boundary Walls and Transverse Wall Enclosing Former Kirkleatham GardensGrade II
- Buttress With Coat of Arms Circa 2 Metres East of Turner MausoleumGrade II
- Corney Chest Tomb One Metre East of Church of St CuthbertGrade II
- Gatepiers at Entrance to Drive of Kirkleatham Hall SchoolGrade II
- Gates, Gatepiers, Wall Steps and Mounting Block East of Church of St CuthbertGrade II
- Gaunt Tombstone Circa 10 Metres North of Church of St CuthbertGrade II
- Ha-Ha Wall at Entrance to Sir William Turners HospitalGrade II
- Newcomen Tombstone Circa 8 Metres North West of Church of St CuthbertGrade II
- The CottagesGrade II
- The Cottages No 8 (the Dower House) and Nos 9 and 10Grade II
- The Cottages the Old VicarageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBKirkleatham Conservation Area AppraisalRedcar and Cleveland Borough Council’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 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.