About the Appletreewick Conservation Area
The Appletreewick Conservation Area covers about 6.1 hectares and was designated by Yorkshire Dales National Park in 1969. Inside the boundary are 17 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 16 Grade II). The most significant is High Hall, 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 Appletreewick 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.
- High HallGrade II*
- Appletree HouseGrade II
- Barn 20 Metres to South of Lowfold FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn Approximately 30 Metres to South West of Low HallGrade II
- Barn to East of High HallGrade II
- Barn to North East of Lowfold FarmhouseGrade II
- Church of St John the BaptistGrade II
- Craven Cottage Hillside Cottage Hilltop CottageGrade II
- Fell CottageGrade II
- GlaholmGrade II
- Great Barn to West of Low HallGrade II
- Laburnam FarmhouseGrade II
- Low Hall FarmhouseGrade II
- Mock Beggar HallGrade II
- Prospect HouseGrade II
- Smithy CottageGrade II
- The Old Post OfficeGrade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Yorkshire Dales National Park and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.