About the Settle - Carlisle Railway Conservation Area
The Settle - Carlisle Railway Conservation Area covers about 213 hectares and was designated by Yorkshire Dales National Park in 1991. Inside the boundary are 14 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 13 Grade II). The most significant is Batty Moss Railway Viaduct, 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.
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.
- Batty Moss Railway ViaductGrade II*
- Aqueduct Bridge Number 71 on the Settle and Carlisle Railway LineGrade II
- Artengill ViaductGrade II
- Building (former Workers Barracks) Approximately 100 Metres South South East of Dent Railway StationGrade II
- Dandrymire ViaductGrade II
- Dent Head ViaductGrade II
- Garsdale Boundary Marker at County Boundary of North Yorkshire and CumbriaGrade II
- Garsdale Milestone Immediately East of Boundary MarkerGrade II
- Garsdale Signal BoxGrade II
- Helwith BridgeGrade II
- Packsaddle Bridge Beside Dent Head ViaductGrade II
- Passenger Waiting Room on East Side of Railway Track at Dent StationGrade II
- Railway Bridge Approximately 200 Metres North of Dandrymire ViaductGrade II
- The Old Station at Dent Railway StationGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBSettle - Carlisle Railway 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.