About the Westoe Conservation Area
The Westoe Conservation Area covers about 14 hectares and was designated by South Tyneside Council in 1971. Inside the boundary are 20 listed buildings, all 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.
- 1-7, Wood TerraceGrade II
- 34 and 38, Horsley Hill RoadGrade II
- 5, Westoe VillageGrade II
- 6, Westoe VillageGrade II
- 7, Westoe VillageGrade II
- 9 and 10, Westoe VillageGrade II
- Building in North East Corner of Garden to the White House, Westoe Village to West of No 34 Horsley RoadGrade II
- Chapel HouseGrade II
- Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Former Talbot Memorial HouseGrade II
- Garden Wall to South East of Southgarth WestGrade II
- Ivy HouseGrade II
- Ravensworth and BriaryGrade II
- South Shields war memorialGrade II
- Southgarth (former Medical Mission Sisters Convent)Grade II
- The ChaseGrade II
- The White HouseGrade II
- Westoe HallGrade II
- Westoe VillageGrade II
- Westoe VillasGrade 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
WEBWestoe 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.