About the Kirkby Lonsdale Conservation Area
The Kirkby Lonsdale Conservation Area covers about 14 hectares and was designated by Westmorland and Furness Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 125 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 123 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade I. 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Kirkby Lonsdale 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.
- Church of St MaryGrade I
- Church Brow CottageGrade II*
- 1 New Road and 32 Main StreetGrade II
- 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13 and 15, Market SquareGrade II
- 1, Beck HeadGrade II
- 1, FairbankGrade II
- 1, Market StreetGrade II
- 10 and 12, Horse MarketGrade II
- 10, Mill BrowGrade II
- 10, MitchelgateGrade II
- 11 and 13, Main StreetGrade II
- 11, FairbankGrade II
- 11, Market StreetGrade II
- 12, Queens SquareGrade II
- 13, 15, Market StreetGrade II
- 13, FairbankGrade II
- 13, New RoadGrade II
- 14 and 16, FairbankGrade II
- 14 and 16, Horse MarketGrade II
- 14, Market StreetGrade II
- 14, MitchelgateGrade II
- 15, FairbankGrade II
- 16 and 16a, Main StreetGrade II
- 16, MitchelgateGrade II
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- 17 and 19, Main StreetGrade II
- 17, MitchelgateGrade II
- 18 Main StreetGrade II
- 19 and 21, MitchelgateGrade II
- 2 and 8, Vicarage LaneGrade II
- 2, Horse MarketGrade II
- 2, Market SquareGrade II
- 2, Market StreetGrade II
- 2, MitchelgateGrade II
- 20 and 22 Main StreetGrade II
- 20, Market StreetGrade II
- 21 and 23, Main StreetGrade II
- 25, Main StreetGrade II
- 29 and 31, Main StreetGrade II
- 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11, New RoadGrade II
- 3, FairbankGrade II
- 31, MitchelgateGrade II
- 32 and 34, Main StreetGrade II
- 35, Main StreetGrade II
- 36a, Main StreetGrade II
- 37, Main StreetGrade II
- 39, Main StreetGrade II
- 4 and 6, FairbankGrade II
- 4, Church StreetGrade II
- 4, Horse MarketGrade II
- 4, Market StreetGrade II
- 4, Mill BrowGrade II
- 4, MitchelgateGrade II
- 40, 42a, 42b, 44, Main StreetGrade II
- 41, Main StreetGrade II
- 45, Main StreetGrade II
- 47 and 49, Main StreetGrade II
- 48, 50 and 52, Main StreetGrade II
- 5 and 7, Queens SquareGrade II
- 5, Beck HeadGrade II
- 51, Main StreetGrade II
- 54 and 56, Main StreetGrade II
- 57, Main StreetGrade II
- 58, Main StreetGrade II
- 6 and 8, Horse MarketGrade II
- 6 and 8, MitchelgateGrade II
- 6, Mill BrowGrade II
- 63 and 65, Main StreetGrade II
- 67, Main StreetGrade II
- 8 and 12, FairbankGrade II
- 8, Market StreetGrade II
- Abbeyfield LodgeGrade II
- Abbot HallGrade II
- Cherkeby CottagesGrade II
- Churchyard GatesGrade II
- Cross CottageGrade II
- Fairbank Cottage and Wall Between Fairbank Cottage and Number 4 FairbankGrade II
- Former Trustee Savings BankGrade II
- Former Weigh HouseGrade II
- Fountain HouseGrade II
- Gatepiers to Cemetery North of Cockpit HillGrade II
- Gazebo in Churchyard to North of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Jingling EndGrade II
- Kings ArmsGrade II
- LibraryGrade II
- Market CrossGrade II
- Market CrossGrade II
- Market HouseGrade II
- Mill Brow HouseGrade II
- Monument entitled Obelisk, in the churchyard to the west of the Church of St MaryGrade II
- Monument to Christopher Preston 1763 and Achilles Preston 1814 in the Churchyard and to the South of the Church of St MaryGrade II
- Monument to Dorothy Cartwright in the Churchyard to East of St MaryGrade II
- Monument to Edward Theobalds in the Churchyard to the West of the Church of St MaryGrade II
- Monument to John Dent, In the Churchyard to East of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Monument to Richard Turner and Family, In the Churchyard and to the South of the Church of St MaryGrade II
- Monument to Rowland Tarham in the Churchyard to East of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Monument to the Burrow Family in the Churchyard to East of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Monument to Thomas Newby in the Churchyard to South of the Church of St MaryGrade II
- Monument to Thomas Tiffin in the Churchyard to the West of the Church of St MaryGrade II
- National Westminster BankGrade II
- No. 10, MAIN STREETGrade II
- No. 17 and 19, FAIRBANKGrade II
- No. 3, MILL BROWGrade II
- Number 16 and 18 and Outbuildings Along East Side of Yard and Backing Onto ChurchyardGrade II
- Number 18 and SmithyGrade II
- Number 2 and Attached StableGrade II
- Number 3 and Workshop at RearGrade II
- Number 6 (sun Inn) and Block to Rear Now Part of Sun InnGrade II
- Number 62 the Cottage Behind Number 62Grade II
- Number 69 and Adjoining Range Along Mill BrowGrade II
- Number 9, Garden Wall and Gatepiers Fronting Road Immediately to NorthGrade II
- Numbers 10 and 12 and Outbuildings Backing Onto ChurchyardGrade II
- Numbers 2 and 4 With Barn Attached at RearGrade II
- Old Manor HouseGrade II
- Rectory and St Mary's LodgeGrade II
- Red Dragon HotelGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Royal HotelGrade II
- Snooty Fox TavernGrade II
- Stables to South East at the GablesGrade II
- Summerhouse to South of Green CloseGrade II
- The CourtyardGrade II
- The GablesGrade II
- The Orange TreeGrade II
- Town End House and the CourtsGrade II
- Unknown Monument to South of Monument to the Burrow Family in the Churchyard East of Church of St MaryGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Main StreetMarket StreetMarket SquareNew RoadQueens SquareChurch StreetVicarage Lane
The council’s appraisal
WEBKirkby Lonsdale 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.