About the Hurst Green Conservation Area
The Hurst Green Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares and was designated by Ribble Valley Borough Council in 2007. Inside the boundary are 11 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 10 Grade II). The most significant is Shireburn Cottages, Grade II*. 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.
- 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.
- Shireburn CottagesGrade II*
- 2,4 and 6, Whalley RoadGrade II
- 51 and 53, Avenue RoadGrade II
- 9, The DeneGrade II
- Bayley ArmsGrade II
- Boer War Memorial on west side of the greenGrade II
- Church of St John EvangelistGrade II
- Guild HallGrade II
- Hurst Green Cross on West Side of Village GreenGrade II
- Shireburn Arms Hotel and Stable Block Adjoining at Right Angles to the EastGrade II
- The Vicarage at the Church of St John EvangelistGrade 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
WEBHurst Green 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.