About the Penrith New Streets Conservation Area
The Penrith New Streets Conservation Area covers about 32 hectares and was designated by Westmorland and Furness Council in 1992. Inside the boundary are 18 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.
- 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.
- 1-8, Wordsworth TerraceGrade II
- 19 and 20, Arthur StreetGrade II
- 21, Arthur StreetGrade II
- 30 and 31, Arthur StreetGrade II
- 48, 49 and 50, Arthur StreetGrade II
- 53, 54 and 55, Arthur StreetGrade II
- 60, Arthur StreetGrade II
- 61, 62, 63 and 63b, Arthur StreetGrade II
- 65-68, Arthur StreetGrade II
- Alma Cottage Alma HouseGrade II
- Caroline CottageGrade II
- Fellside and the FlatGrade II
- Fern BankGrade II
- Hill House and Coach HouseGrade II
- Hunter HouseGrade II
- Methodist ChurchGrade II
- Outwood and Integral Stable and Coach HouseGrade II
- VirginiaGrade 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
WEBPenrith New Streets 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.