About the Sedburgh Conservation Area
The Sedburgh Conservation Area covers about 114 hectares and was designated by Yorkshire Dales National Park in 1969. Inside the boundary are 56 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 52 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Andrew, Grade I. 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.
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
- Chapel at Sedbergh SchoolGrade II*
- The Old Grammar School (now the School Library)Grade II*
- War Memorial Cloister at Sedbergh SchoolGrade II*
- 1, 2 and 3, SettlebeckGrade II
- 1, Back LaneGrade II
- 1, NEW STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 15, 16 and 17, Back LaneGrade II
- 18 and 19, Back LaneGrade II
- 20, Back LaneGrade II
- 3 and 5, New StreetGrade II
- 3, Main StreetGrade II
- 33, Loftus HillGrade II
- 33, Main StreetGrade II
- 34 and 35, Loftus HillGrade II
- 35, Main StreetGrade II
- 36 and 37, Loftus HillGrade II
- 37 and 39, Main StreetGrade II
- 4 and 5, SettlebeckGrade II
- 4, Main StreetGrade II
- 48 and 50, Main StreetGrade II
- 57, Main StreetGrade II
- 6 and 7, SettlebeckGrade II
- 7 and 9, New StreetGrade II
Show all 56 listed buildings ↓All 56 listed buildings
- 79 and 81, Main StreetGrade II
- 80, 82 and 84, Main StreetGrade II
- 95, Main StreetGrade II
- Barn and Cottage Attached to West End of High Birks FarmhouseGrade II
- Birks CottageGrade II
- Boer Wall Memorial Approximately 40 Metres North of Chapel of Sedbergh SchoolGrade II
- Boundary Wall and Railings to Chapel at Sedbergh School With Gateways and LampGrade II
- Browside CottageGrade II
- Classroom Block to East of Powell Hall at Sedbergh SchoolGrade II
- Evans House and Attached Area Railings to the FrontGrade II
- Folly YardGrade II
- Folly YardGrade II
- Former Mitchell's PharmacyGrade II
- High Birks FarmhouseGrade II
- Jubilee Drinking Fountain built into churchyard wallGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Beside ChurchyardGrade II
- Low BirksGrade II
- Marshall House and Attached Area RailingsGrade II
- Millthrop Bridge Over River RawtheyGrade II
- New BridgeGrade II
- No. 41 MAIN STREETGrade II
- Palmers HillGrade II
- Powell Hall at Sedbergh SchoolGrade II
- Railton YardGrade II
- School House at Sedbergh SchoolGrade II
- Sedbergh War MemorialGrade II
- Spedding House and Attached Barn to SouthGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- Walled Garden Approximately 40 Metres South of Evans HouseGrade II
- Weavers YardGrade II
- Weavers YardGrade II
- Winder Cottage (number 9)Grade 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
WEBSedburgh 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.