About the Whitburn Conservation Area
The Whitburn Conservation Area covers about 57 hectares and was designated by South Tyneside Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 23 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Whitburn 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.
- 37, Front StreetGrade II
- 44, Front StreetGrade II
- 46,46a, Front StreetGrade II
- 54, Front StreetGrade II
- East-West Wall 35 Metres South of Red Cottage and Linking Wall to HouseGrade II
- Gates,Gate Piers,Steps and Garden Ornaments to South West of No 18Grade II
- Hill CrestGrade II
- Hill HouseGrade II
- Ice House North of No 45 (no 1 the Limes)Grade II
- No 49 (the Lodge) and Wall and Railings to the South of No 49Grade II
- No 52 (olde House) and Coach House Adjoining to EastGrade II
- Parish ChurchGrade II
- Seed House to South West of No18Grade II
- Steps, Walls and Piers to South of No55 (hill House)Grade II
- The CloseGrade II
- The LimesGrade II
- The RectoryGrade II
- The Red CottageGrade II
- Wall to North of No 47 Front Street (whitburn House)Grade II
- Wall to West of No 48 (whitehouse Farm)Grade II
- Whitburn HouseGrade II
- Whitburn War MemorialGrade II
- Whitehouse FarmGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWhitburn 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.