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Yorkshire and the HumberConservation areas in City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
60 conservation areas and 7 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Addingham
Designated 2004 · ref. 05/00001/CONARA
Rules & recordApsley Crescent
Designated 2005 · ref. 05/00002/CONARA
Rules & recordBaildon
Designated 2005 · ref. 05/00003/CONARA
Rules & recordBaildon Green
Designated 2009 · ref. 10/00001/CONARA
Rules & recordBaildon Station Road
Designated 2005 · ref. 05/00004/CONARA
Rules & recordBen Rhydding
Designated 2003 · ref. 05/00005/CONARA
Rules & recordBingley
Designated 2004 · ref. 05/00006/CONARA
Rules & recordBraithwaite
Designated 2005 · ref. 05/00007/CONARA
Rules & recordBrunthwaite
Designated 2005 · ref. 05/00008/CONARA
Rules & recordBurley In Wharfedale
Designated 2004 · ref. 05/00009/CONARA
Rules & recordCathedral Precinct
Designated 2005 · ref. 05/00010/CONARA
Rules & recordCity Centre
Designated 2005 · ref. 05/00011/CONARA
Rules & recordClayton
Designated 2006 · ref. 05/00012/CONARA
Rules & recordCullingworth
Designated 2004 · ref. 05/00013/CONARA
Rules & recordDevonshire Park And Cliffe Castle
Designated 2002 · ref. 05/00014/CONARA
Rules & recordEast Morton
Designated 2005 · ref. 05/00015/CONARA
Rules & recordEccleshill Conservation Area
Designated 2024 · ref. SQ52M8DH0CQ00
Rules & recordEldon Place
Designated 2005 · ref. 05/00016/CONARA
Rules & recordEldwick Beck
Designated 2009 · ref. 10/00002/CONARA
Rules & recordEsholt
Designated 2003 · ref. 05/00017/CONARA
Rules & recordGoitside
Designated 2005 · ref. 05/00018/CONARA
Rules & recordGoose Eye And Laycock
Designated 2005 · ref. 05/00019/CONARA
Rules & recordGreat Horton
Designated 2006 · ref. 05/00020/CONARA
Rules & recordHainworth
Designated 2005 · ref. 05/00021/CONARA
Rules & recordHaworth
Designated 2004 · ref. 05/00022/CONARA
Rules & recordHeaton Estates
Designated 2005 · ref. 05/00023/CONARA
Rules & recordHodgson Fold
Designated 2005 · ref. 05/00024/CONARA
Rules & recordIdle And The Green
Designated 2003 · ref. 05/00025/CONARA
Rules & recordIlkley
Designated 2002 · ref. 05/00026/CONARA
Rules & recordKeighley Town Centre
Designated 2004 · ref. 05/00027/CONARA
Rules & recordLeeds Liverpool Canal
Designated 2006 · ref. 05/00029/CONARA
Rules & recordLeeming
Designated 2005 · ref. 05/00030/CONARA
Rules & recordLittle Germany
Designated 2005 · ref. 05/00031/CONARA
Rules & recordLittle Horton Green
Designated 2005 · ref. 05/00033/CONARA
Rules & recordLittle Horton Lane
Designated 2005 · ref. 05/00032/CONARA
Rules & recordLittle London
Designated 2006 · ref. INZRCMDH36000
Rules & recordLow Utley
Designated 2005 · ref. 05/00035/CONARA
Rules & recordLower Wyke
Designated 2006 · ref. 05/00036/CONARA
Rules & recordMenston
Designated 2004 · ref. 05/00037/CONARA
Rules & recordMicklethwaite
Designated 2005 · ref. 05/00038/CONARA
Rules & recordMiddleton
Designated 2005 · ref. 05/00039/CONARA
Rules & recordNorth Park Road
Designated 2005 · ref. 05/00040/CONARA
Rules & recordOakworth
Designated 2005 · ref. 05/00041/CONARA
Rules & recordOxenhope Lower Town
Designated 2005 · ref. 05/00042/CONARA
Rules & recordOxenhope Station Road
Designated 2005 · ref. 05/00051/CONARA
Rules & recordOxenhope Upper Town
Designated 2005 · ref. 05/00043/CONARA
Rules & recordQueensbury
Designated 2004 · ref. 05/00044/CONARA
Rules & recordRyecroft
Designated 2005 · ref. 05/00045/CONARA
Rules & recordSaltaire
Designated 2004 · ref. 05/00046/CONARA
Rules & recordSilsden
Designated 2002 · ref. 05/00047/CONARA
Rules & recordSouthfield Square
Designated 2005 · ref. 05/00048/CONARA
Rules & recordSt Pauls
Designated 2005 · ref. 05/00049/CONARA
Rules & recordStanbury
Designated 2005 · ref. 05/00050/CONARA
Rules & recordSteeton
Designated 2005 · ref. 05/00052/CONARA
Rules & recordThornton
Designated 2004 · ref. 06/00053/CONARA
Rules & recordTong
Designated 2006 · ref. 05/00054/CONARA
Rules & recordUndercliffe Cemetery
Designated 2006 · ref. 05/00055/CONARA
Rules & recordWhetley Grove
Designated 2005 · ref. 05/00056/CONARA
Rules & recordWilsden
Designated 2004 · ref. 05/00060/CONARA
Rules & recordWrose
Designated 2004 · ref. 05/00061/CONARA
Rules & recordWhat a conservation area changes
Extensions
Side extensions, and rear extensions of more than one storey, are not permitted development — they need planning permission. Single-storey rear extensions keep their normal limits, but the Larger Home Extension prior-approval route is not available.
Lofts and roofs
Roof extensions such as dormers are not permitted development. Rooflights are usually fine if they don't project more than 15 cm.
Cladding
Cladding the outside of a house in stone, artificial stone, pebble dash, render, timber, plastic or tiles needs planning permission.
Outbuildings
Garden rooms, sheds and other outbuildings to the side of the house need planning permission.
Demolition
Demolishing a building larger than 115 m³ needs planning permission. Taking down a wall, gate or fence over 1 m high next to a road (or 2 m elsewhere) also needs permission.
Trees
You must give the council six weeks' notice before cutting down or pruning most trees (trunk over 7.5 cm across at 1.5 m high), even if they are not protected by a tree preservation order.
Article 4 directions
Councils can remove more permitted development rights — for example for windows, doors, porches or front boundaries — with an Article 4 direction. Check the council's list below.
Article 4 directions in City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
These remove some permitted development rights in the areas they cover — check whether one applies to your property before you rely on permitted development.
- Article 4 Carvan Silsden (19 March 1985)
- Article 4 Development In Saltaire (21 December 1976)
- Article 4 Dormer Little Horton (2 July 1985)
- Article 4 Dormer Manningham (2 July 1985)
- Article 4 Paint Little Horton (2 July 1985)
- Article 4 Paint Manningham (2 July 1985)
- Article 4 White Hill Oakworth (3 February 2004)
Conservation area and Article 4 data: planning.data.gov.uk. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always confirm boundaries and rules with the council before starting work. General information, not legal advice.