About the Clifton Conservation Area
The Clifton Conservation Area covers about 43 hectares and was designated by City of York Council in 1968. Inside the boundary are 54 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 53 Grade II). The most significant is 64 and 66, Clifton, 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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- HMOChange of use
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.
- 64 and 66, CliftonGrade II*
- 1-9, The AvenueGrade II
- 134-140, Clifton GreenGrade II
- 14 and 16, CliftonGrade II
- 16, Clifton GreenGrade II
- 21 and 23, Shipton RoadGrade II
- 22, Burton Stone LaneGrade II
- 22, Clifton GreenGrade II
- 23, Clifton GreenGrade II
- 25, Shipton RoadGrade II
- 26-32, CliftonGrade II
- 34, CliftonGrade II
- 36, CliftonGrade II
- 40, CliftonGrade II
- 42 and 44, CliftonGrade II
- 6, CliftonGrade II
- 68 and 70, CliftonGrade II
- 7, Rawcliffe LaneGrade II
- 8, 10 and 12, Water EndGrade II
- 8, CliftonGrade II
- Barclays Bank and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Bootham GrangeGrade II
- Church of St Philip and St JamesGrade II
- Churchyard Wall, Railings and Gate to Church of St Philip and St JamesGrade II
Show all 54 listed buildings ↓All 54 listed buildings
- Clifton Lodge Rawcliffe HoltGrade II
- Clifton War MemorialGrade II
- Ellison TerraceGrade II
- Former Coach House to Number 25Grade II
- Former Memorial Gymnasium at St Peters SchoolGrade II
- Garden Railings Fronting Road at Number 29 (song School of St Olaves School)Grade II
- Garden Wall and Gates Approximately 25 Metres South East of the John Burrill HomesGrade II
- Gates and Garden Railings to Number 18Grade II
- Hall Range and Chapel at St Peters SchoolGrade II
- Horse Drinking Trough and CanopyGrade II
- John Burrill HomesGrade II
- John Burrill HomesGrade II
- John Burrill HomesGrade II
- Lodge at St Peters School and Attached Wall and GateGrade II
- Number 11 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Number 2 and Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Number 27 and Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Number 4 and Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Queen Annes SchoolGrade II
- Range Approximately 10 Metres North West of the Chapel at St Peters SchoolGrade II
- Schoolhouse at St Peters SchoolGrade II
- Song School of St Olaves SchoolGrade II
- St Olaves House (st Olaves School)Grade II
- St Peters School AnnexeGrade II
- The Burton Stone Adjacent to the Burton Stone InnGrade II
- The Burton Stone Inn and Attached Front WallGrade II
- The Old Grey Mare Public HouseGrade II
- The White HouseGrade II
- The White HouseGrade II
- Vicarage and Vicarage Lodge to Church of St Philip and St JamesGrade 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
WEBClifton Conservation Area AppraisalCity of York 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 City of York Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.