About the Heslington Conservation Area
The Heslington Conservation Area covers about 31 hectares and was designated by City of York Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 27 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 25 Grade II). The most significant is Heslington Hall, Grade II*. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. Part of the area lies in flood zone 2, 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
- Heslington Conservation AreaHouseholder works
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.
- Heslington HallGrade II*
- The Little HallGrade II*
- 15 and 16, Main StreetGrade II
- 18, Main StreetGrade II
- 23 and 24, Main StreetGrade II
- 5, Main StreetGrade II
- Balustrade Approximately 2 Metres to North of Heslington HallGrade II
- Chapel HouseGrade II
- Coachhouse to the Little HallGrade II
- Dryad sculpture, University of YorkGrade II
- Font, Approximately 2 1/2 Metres to North of Chancel of Heslington ChurchGrade II
- Gate Piers and Gates to Walled Garden, And Walls Adjoining Approximately 40 Metres to South of Heslington HallGrade II
- Gazebo, Heslington Hall Approximately 45 Metres South West of HouseGrade II
- Hesketh CottagesGrade II
- Heslington Anglican and Methodist ChurchGrade II
- Limetree FarmGrade II
- More HouseGrade II
- Old School HouseGrade II
- Orangery, Heslington Hall Approximately 50 Metres to South West of HouseGrade II
- Railings, Gates and Piers to Heslington Hall Approximately 30 Metres to North of HouseGrade II
- The LodgeGrade II
- The Manor HouseGrade II
- The Old Porch, Heslington Hall Approximately 60 Metres to South of HouseGrade II
- Tolley HouseGrade II
Show all 27 listed buildings ↓All 27 listed buildings
- Village FarmGrade II
- Village SchoolGrade II
- Wesleyan ChapelGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHeslington 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.