About the Clitheroe Conservation Area
The Clitheroe Conservation Area covers about 32 hectares and was designated by Ribble Valley Borough Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 97 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 95 Grade II). The most significant is Clitheroe Castle, Grade I. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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 Clitheroe 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.
- Clitheroe CastleGrade I
- Parish Church of St Mary MagdaleneGrade II*
- 1 and 3, Castle GateGrade II
- 1 and 3, Moor LaneGrade II
- 1 and 3, Parson LaneGrade II
- 1, Church StreetGrade II
- 1, Market PlaceGrade II
- 10, Church StreetGrade II
- 11-15, Shaw Bridge StreetGrade II
- 11-23, York StreetGrade II
- 11, Castle StreetGrade II
- 12-16, York StreetGrade II
- 13-19 Castle StreetGrade II
- 15, Church StreetGrade II
- 16, Castle StreetGrade II
- 16, Parson LaneGrade II
- 17, Moor LaneGrade II
- 18 and 20, Castle StreetGrade II
- 18 and 20, Parson LaneGrade II
- 18, York StreetGrade II
- 19, Church StreetGrade II
- 2 and 4, Duck StreetGrade II
- 2 Church BrowGrade II
- 2-6, York StreetGrade II
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- 2, Castle StreetGrade II
- 2, Shaw Bridge StreetGrade II
- 21, Church StreetGrade II
- 22 Church StreetGrade II
- 23 Church StreetGrade II
- 24 Church StreetGrade II
- 26 and 28, Duck StreetGrade II
- 26 Castle StreetGrade II
- 27 and 29, Castle StreetGrade II
- 28 and 30, Parson LaneGrade II
- 29-33, WellgateGrade II
- 3 and 5, Church StreetGrade II
- 3-13, Duck StreetGrade II
- 3-9, Railway View AvenueGrade II
- 3, 5 and 5A, Market PlaceGrade II
- 30 and 32, Duck StreetGrade II
- 31 and 33, Castle StreetGrade II
- 32-36, Moor LaneGrade II
- 32-36, Parson LaneGrade II
- 33 and 35, LowergateGrade II
- 34-38, York StreetGrade II
- 39 and 41, LowergateGrade II
- 4-12, Castle StreetGrade II
- 4-8 Church BrowGrade II
- 4, Shaw Bridge StreetGrade II
- 46, Moor LaneGrade II
- 48-52, Moor LaneGrade II
- 5, Shaw Bridge StreetGrade II
- 56-60, Moor LaneGrade II
- 6 and 8, Church StreetGrade II
- 6-12, Duck StreetGrade II
- 6, Shaw Bridge StreetGrade II
- 7 and 9, Shaw Bridge StreetGrade II
- 7 AND 9, WELLGATE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 8 and 10, Shaw Bridge StreetGrade II
- 8 and 10, York StreetGrade II
- 9, Castle StreetGrade II
- 9, Market PlaceGrade II
- Andrew Carnegie Public LibraryGrade II
- Brown Cow Public HouseGrade II
- Clitheroe Royal Grammar School For Boys Old BuildingGrade II
- Clitheroe War MemorialGrade II
- Crown Inn Chambers and Numbers 3 to 7 (odd)Grade II
- Dog and Partridge Public House and Number 3Grade II
- Holmes Mill, ClitheroeGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Premises Occupied by Yorkshire BankGrade II
- Major HouseGrade II
- Mytton House Amd Number 13Grade II
- New InnGrade II
- Nos. 11 and 13, RAILWAY VIEW ROADGrade II
- Number 4 and Church CourtGrade II
- Outbuilding and Stable Block to Clitheroe Castle and Premises Occupied by Ribble Valley Borough CouncilGrade II
- Part of Premises Occupied by Number 27Grade II
- Premises Occupied by Barclays BankGrade II
- Premises Occupied by Ceramica Italia LtdGrade II
- Premises Occupied by Ribble Valley Borough Council in Grounds of Clitheroe CastleGrade II
- Premises Occupied by Tourist Information OfficeGrade II
- Rose and Crown HotelGrade II
- Saint Mary's WellGrade II
- St Michael's Primary SchoolGrade II
- Stanley HouseGrade II
- Stanworth HouseGrade II
- Stocks WellsGrade II
- Swan and Royal HotelGrade II
- The AlleysGrade II
- The Church of St Michael and St John and attached presbyteryGrade II
- The Grand CinemaGrade II
- The National BuildingsGrade II
- The Towns WellGrade II
- The VicarageGrade II
- Town HallGrade II
- Turret From Houses of Parliament in Gardens of Clitheroe CastleGrade II
- White Lion HotelGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Castle StreetChurch StreetShaw Bridge StreetMoor LaneYork StreetDuck StreetParson LaneMarket PlaceCastle GateRailway View AvenueRailway View Road
The council’s appraisal
WEBClitheroe Conservation Area AppraisalRibble Valley 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 Ribble Valley Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.