About the Wolviston Conservation Area
The Wolviston Conservation Area covers about 16 hectares and was designated by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council in 1972. Inside the boundary are 21 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 20 Grade II). The most significant is The Rectory, 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.
- The RectoryGrade II*
- 1, Lax TerraceGrade II
- 24, High StreetGrade II
- 46, Durham RoadGrade II
- 48, Durham RoadGrade II
- 48, High StreetGrade II
- Bradley Farm, 7, Durham RoadGrade II
- Church of St PeterGrade II
- Farm Buildings to West and South of Number 1Grade II
- Garth End FarmhouseGrade II
- Hall FarmhouseGrade II
- Manor Farm HouseGrade II
- Methodist ChapelGrade II
- Northern Grange Farmhouse and Number 44Grade II
- Outbuilding to North of Manor Farm HouseGrade II
- Sundial House Farm and Dial HouseGrade II
- The Green FarmhouseGrade II
- The Londonderry AlmhousesGrade II
- Walls, Gate and Gate Piers to North and East of the RectoryGrade II
- War MemorialGrade II
- Wynyard CloseGrade 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
WEBWolviston Conservation Area AppraisalStockton-on-Tees Borough 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 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.