About the Cleadon Conservation Area
The Cleadon Conservation Area covers about 62 hectares and was designated by South Tyneside Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Cleadon House, 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 Cleadon 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.
- Cleadon HouseGrade II*
- 1, Front StreetGrade II
- 11, Front StreetGrade II
- 3, Front StreetGrade II
- 5, Front StreetGrade II
- 7, Front StreetGrade II
- Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Cleadon TowerGrade II
- Cleadon War MemorialGrade II
- Gas Lamp Opposite Entrance to Number 4Grade II
- Gas Lamp Opposite Entrance to Number 8 Cherry TreeGrade II
- Gates and Gate Piers at North East Corner of Junction With Sunderland RoadGrade II
- Grotto in Cleadon Recreation ParkGrade II
- UndercliffGrade II
- Wall Attached to Cleadon House; Gate Piers and Wall North of Cleadon HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBCleadon Conservation Area AppraisalSouth Tyneside 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 South Tyneside Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.