About the Dent Conservation Area
The Dent Conservation Area covers about 7.8 hectares and was designated by Yorkshire Dales National Park in 1999. Inside the boundary are 31 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 30 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Andrew, Grade I.
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 Dent 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.
- Church of St AndrewGrade I
- 2, Queens SquareGrade II
- Bank HouseGrade II
- Beech Hill CottageGrade II
- Congregational ManseGrade II
- Dent War MemorialGrade II
- EdmonsonsGrade II
- Gateway to South Side of Churchyard of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- High Laning FarmhouseGrade II
- Hodgsons Cottage and Attached SmithyGrade II
- Ivy CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, DentGrade II
- Methodist ManseGrade II
- Middleton CottageGrade II
- Old Grammar School in Churchyard of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Old Post OfficeGrade II
- Old SchoolGrade II
- Post Office and Adjoining BarnGrade II
- Sedgwick CottageGrade II
- Sedgwick FountainGrade II
- Siege GhyllGrade II
- Stone Close Cafe and Adjoining Barn to WestGrade II
- Sun InnGrade II
- The George and DragonGrade II
Show all 31 listed buildings ↓All 31 listed buildings
- The Old Cobblers Shop and 2 Adjoining CottagesGrade II
- The Old Vicarage and the Old ParsonageGrade II
- The Wool ShopGrade II
- Wesleyan ChapelGrade II
- West View and Cobble CottageGrade II
- White Hart House and Gable Cottage and Attached Mounting StepsGrade II
- Zion ChapelGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBDent Conservation Area AppraisalYorkshire Dales National Park’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 Yorkshire Dales National Park and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.