About the Milburn Conservation Area
The Milburn Conservation Area covers about 10 hectares and was designated by Westmorland and Furness Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 11 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 Milburn 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.
- Bank Barn to South East of Garth CottageGrade II
- Byre and Barn Range With Gin Gang Adjoining South End of Milburn House FarmhouseGrade II
- Cross Fell CottageGrade II
- EastgateGrade II
- Forecourt Walls, Gate, Gate Piers and Railings to Front of Milburn HouseGrade II
- Front and Return Garden Walls to Milburn House FarmhouseGrade II
- Garth CottageGrade II
- Milburn HouseGrade II
- Milburn House FarmhouseGrade II
- NetherleyGrade II
- Sunny MountGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBMilburn 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.