About the St. Paul's Square/Holgate Road Conservation Area
The St. Paul's Square/Holgate Road Conservation Area covers about 6.7 hectares and was designated by City of York Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 26 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 25 Grade II). The most significant is Collingwood Hotel, 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.
- Collingwood HotelGrade II*
- 120 and 122, Holgate RoadGrade II
- 126, Holgate RoadGrade II
- 130, Holgate RoadGrade II
- 137, Holgate RoadGrade II
- 139, Holgate RoadGrade II
- 38 and 39, St Pauls SquareGrade II
- Church of St PaulGrade II
- Gate, Gate Piers and Front Garden Wall to Number 137Grade II
- Holgate Hill HotelGrade II
- Holgate Terrace (part)Grade II
- Holgate Terrace (part)Grade II
- Number 12 and Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Number 18 and Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Number 34 and Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Number 8-11 (consecutive) and Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 1, 2 and 3 and Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 15, 16 and 17 and Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 19-25 (consecutive) and Attched Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 28 and 29 and Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 30 and 31 and Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 32 and 33 and Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 35, 36 and 37 and Attahced Walls and RailingsGrade II
- Numbers 4-7 (consecutive) and Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II
Show all 26 listed buildings ↓All 26 listed buildings
- Priory HouseGrade II
- Railings, Gates and Piers Enclosing Central GardenGrade 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
WEBSt. Paul's Square/Holgate Road 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.