About the Grange over Sands Conservation Area
The Grange over Sands Conservation Area covers about 232 hectares and was designated by Westmorland and Furness Council in 1991. Inside the boundary are 38 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 37 Grade II). The most significant is Netherwood Hotel, Grade II*. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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.
- Netherwood HotelGrade II*
- 1-8, Yewbarrow TerraceGrade II
- Abbot HallGrade II
- Abbot Hall LodgeGrade II
- Bandstand in Park Road GardensGrade II
- Bay HallGrade II
- Blawith LodgeGrade II
- Brown Robin (three Adjoining Cottages of the Same Name)Grade II
- Church of St PaulGrade II
- Clock TowerGrade II
- Coffee Pot CafeGrade II
- Council Offices Victoria Hall Including Attached Offices and RestaurantGrade II
- Fern CottageGrade II
- Former Barclay's BankGrade II
- Former Stable Block to Grange HotelGrade II
- Gate Piers to South of South Lodge to Castle HeadGrade II
- Grange HotelGrade II
- Grange Over Sands LidoGrade II
- Grange Over Sands Railway StationGrade II
- Guides Farmhouse and Attached Farm BuildingsGrade II
- Hardcragg HallGrade II
- Hawthorne CottageGrade II
- Kents Bank HouseGrade II
- Kiln at Sd 4082 7826 to the East of Hillside Cottage and to the South of SandyfieldGrade II
Show all 38 listed buildings ↓All 38 listed buildings
- MerlewoodGrade II
- Merlewood LodgeGrade II
- Methodist ChurchGrade II
- Mews CottageGrade II
- Monks RestGrade II
- Morningside Cottage Including Street Nameplate Rose Cottage Seaside CottageGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Row of Shop Premises to Right of the Grange Institute (the Institute Not Included)Grade II
- Slack HouseGrade II
- South Lodge to Castle HeadGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- Two Entrance Piers to Netherwood HotelGrade II
- Two Follies in Wooded Cliff Above and Belonging to Netherwood HotelGrade II
- Yew Tree Farmhouse Yew Tree HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBGrange over Sands 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.