About the General Cemetery Conservation Area
The General Cemetery Conservation Area covers about 5.7 hectares within Sheffield City Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 9 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 7 Grade II). The most significant is Main Gateway and Lodges to General Cemetery, 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.
- Main Gateway and Lodges to General CemeteryGrade II*
- Old Chapel at General CemeteryGrade II*
- Catacombs at Sheffield General CemeteryGrade II
- George Bennet Memorial in General CemeteryGrade II
- James Nicholson Memorial in General CemeteryGrade II
- Montague HouseGrade II
- Monument to Mark Firth 60 Metres East of New Chapel at General CemeteryGrade II
- Monument to William Parker 40 Metres South West of Old Chapel at General CemeteryGrade II
- New Chapel at General CemeteryGrade 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.