About the Alston Conservation Area
The Alston Conservation Area covers about 7.8 hectares and was designated by Westmorland and Furness Council in 1976. Inside the boundary are 33 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 31 Grade II). The most significant is High Mill, 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 Alston 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.
- High MillGrade II*
- Market CrossGrade II*
- Blackstock's Baker's ShopGrade II
- Blue Bell HotelGrade II
- Church GatesGrade II
- Church of St AugustineGrade II
- Corner House Adjoining House to South of Blue Bell HotelGrade II
- Cross View CottageGrade II
- Former Carlisle and Cumberland Bank and bank manager's houseGrade II
- H Kearton's Shops Adjoining West End of Cross View CottageGrade II
- Hillcrest HotelGrade II
- House Adjoining North End of Monument ViewGrade II
- House Adjoining South End of Blue Bell HotelGrade II
- House Adjoining South End of Monument ViewGrade II
- Library Town Hall Trustee Savings BankGrade II
- LyndhurstGrade II
- Milestone Set Into Rounded Corner of Wall to West of Town HallGrade II
- Monument ViewGrade II
- Number 4, Adjoining North End of LyndhurstGrade II
- Orchard HouseGrade II
- Property Adjoining East End of Blackstock's Baker's ShopGrade II
- Property Adjoining East End of Cross View CottageGrade II
- Property Adjoining to South of Midland BankGrade II
- Property Adjoining West End of Angel InnGrade II
Show all 33 listed buildings ↓All 33 listed buildings
- Property Occupied by the Sunderland Building SocietyGrade II
- Property on Corner at West End of StreetGrade II
- Quaker Meeting House AlstonGrade II
- Sun House, Adjoining North End of Orchard HouseGrade II
- The Angel InnGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- Vicarage and Ajoining StablesGrade II
- Walls and Gates to St Augustine's Churchyard EntranceGrade II
- Walls to Burial Ground in Front of Quaker Meeting HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBAlston Conservation Area AppraisalWestmorland and Furness 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 Westmorland and Furness Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.