Conservation Areas
Local Planning
Authorities have a duty to determine which areas in their district
are of a high enough quality to designate as Conservation
Areas.
Conservation Areas are defined
in the Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Areas Act) 1990
as ‘areas of special architectural or historic interest, the
character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or
enhance’. Conservation Areas are therefore those areas considered
to have the most important environmental quality in the
District.
The character of Conservation Areas is as varied as our
landscape. In some parts of the country they include, for example,
terraces of workers' cottages, inter-war housing developments, and
formal urban squares. In Ryedale, however, the majority of
Conservation Areas are small, rural settlements whose character is
derived from the unique way in which the man-made elements (such as
houses, cottages, walls, churches, farms and public buildings, etc)
of each settlement relate to each other and the natural framework
of landscape features (such as village greens, becks, ponds, trees,
hedges and distinctive topographical features).
What living in a Conservation Area means
for residents
An area designated as a Conservation Area requires planning
applications to be made for certain types of development which are
elsewhere classified as permitted development. These extra controls
are designed to preserve or enhance the character of the area and
the quality of design. The regulations are complicated, so it is
advisable to consult the Planning Department before you undertake
any new work. However, Planning Permission is likely to be required
for the following works:
- cladding any part of the exterior;
- demolition of an unlisted building in a Conservation Area;
- alterations to the roof of a dwelling house which results in a
material alteration to its shape, notably dormer windows;
- extensions of above 50 m3
(NB this figure is normally 70m3 outside a Conservation
Area).
Also within Conservation Areas
Extra publicity is given to planning applications affecting
Conservation Areas, with a general view to preserving or enhancing
the area.
Notice must be given to the Council before works are
carried out to any tree in a Conservation Area.
The display of advertisements may be more restricted in a
Conservation Areas.
Whilst there are works which can be done in a Conservation
Area without consent, it is important to remember that the
character of an area is often the result of many small
details.
There are currently 46 Conservation Areas in Ryedale, of which
12 are in the National Park and four are part in the National
Park and part in Ryedale. The most recent at Howsham was designated
in March 2001.
Designated Conservation Areas in
Ryedale
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Aislaby
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Allerston
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Ampleforth
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Appleton-le-Moors
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Barton-le-Street
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Barton-le-Willows
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Bulmer
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Claxton
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Cold Kirby
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Coneysthorpe
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Flaxton
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Gillamoor
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Harome
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Hawnby
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Helmsley
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Howsham
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Hovingham
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Hutton-le-Hole
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Kirkbymoorside
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Langton
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Lastingham
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Levisham
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Lockton
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Malton (Old Town)
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Malton (Town Centre)
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Marton
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Middleton
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Norton-on-Derwent
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Nunnington
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Old Byland
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Oswaldkirk
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Pickering (Keld Head)
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Pickering (Town Centre)
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Rievaulx
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Rosedale Abbey
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Sand Hutton
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Settrington
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Sheriff Hutton
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Sinnington
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Slingsby
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Terrington
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Thornton Dale
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Welburn
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Westow
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Wintringham
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| Wombleton |
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