About the Brightholmlee Conservation Area
The Brightholmlee Conservation Area covers about 1.8 hectares and was designated by Sheffield City Council in 1977. Inside the boundary are 3 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 2 Grade II). The most significant is Old Hall Farmhouse, 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 Brightholmlee 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.
- Old Hall FarmhouseGrade II*
- East and West Roadside Barns, and Small Group of Outbuildings in the Yard of Old Hall FarmhouseGrade II
- High Lea Cottage and High Lea FarmhouseGrade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Sheffield City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.