About the Temple Sowerby Conservation Area
The Temple Sowerby Conservation Area covers about 19 hectares and was designated by Westmorland and Furness Council in 2000. Inside the boundary are 33 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 Temple Sowerby 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.
- 1, Moss View, area railings and central gateGrade II
- Antique Shop to North of Village HallGrade II
- Beech CottageGrade II
- Beech House and Adjoining StablesGrade II
- Countess Farmhouse and Adjoining BarnGrade II
- Edendale HouseGrade II
- Freestanding Barn to North East of West View FarmhouseGrade II
- Front & return walls, & gate piers, to High Green HouseGrade II
- Front and Return Walls, And Gate Piers, To East of Temple Sowerby HouseGrade II
- Front and Return Walls, Central Gate, And Forecourt Railings to Woodbine HouseGrade II
- Front and Return Walls, Piers, Railings and Central Gate to Park HouseGrade II
- Front and Return Walls, Railings and Gates to West View FarmhouseGrade II
- High Green HouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk (near King's Arms Hotel)Grade II
- King's Arms HotelGrade II
- Linden HouseGrade II
- Low Wall and Piers to Front of Edendale HouseGrade II
- Low Walls and Railings to West of the GrangeGrade II
- Low Walls, Gate Piers, Gates and Railings to Front of Beech House, Beech Cottage and Sheriff HouseGrade II
- Low Walls, Piers and Forecourt Railings to Front of the CedarsGrade II
- Maypole to South of the CedarsGrade II
- Park HouseGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Sheriff HouseGrade II
Show all 33 listed buildings ↓All 33 listed buildings
- Swan House and Swan CottageGrade II
- Tannery's Dovecote at North End of VillageGrade II
- Temple Sowerby HouseGrade II
- The CedarsGrade II
- The Grange, House and Adjoining Domestic WingGrade II
- Threshing Barn and Byre to South of Tannery's DovecoteGrade II
- Walls, Gate Piers, And Gates to East of the GrangeGrade II
- West View Farmhouse With Adjoining Cottage and Byre RangeGrade II
- Woodbine House and Warehouse to RearGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBTemple Sowerby 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.