About the Settle-Carlisle Railway Conservation Area
The Settle-Carlisle Railway Conservation Area covers about 230 hectares and was designated by Westmorland and Furness Council in 1991. Inside the boundary are 8 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 7 Grade II). The most significant is Smardalegill Viaduct over Scandal Beck., 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.
- Smardalegill Viaduct over Scandal Beck.Grade II*
- Appleby Station, East Platform BuildingGrade II
- Appleby Station, Main BuildingGrade II
- Armathwaite ViaductGrade II
- Crosby Garrett Viaduct at NY727 093 (Network Rail structure number SAC/197)Grade II
- Footbridge at Appleby StationGrade II
- Little Salkeld ViaductGrade II
- Long Marton goods shed with office and detached weighbridge officeGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBSettle-Carlisle Railway 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.