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Yorkshire and the HumberConservation areas in Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
27 conservation areas and 8 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Akroydon
Designated 1976 · ref. 6
Rules & recordCopley (ref. 7)
Designated 1983 · ref. 7
Rules & recordCopley (ref. 09/0011/CONARA)
Designated 1983 · ref. 09/0011/CONARA
Rules & recordElland (ref. 2)
Designated 1992 · ref. 2
Rules & recordElland (ref. 09/0016/CONARA)
Designated 1992 · ref. 09/0016/CONARA
Rules & recordHalifax Town Centre Conservation Area
Designated 1974 · ref. 09/0014/CONARA
Rules & recordHebden Bridge (ref. 13)
Designated 1973 · ref. 13
Rules & recordHebden Bridge (ref. 09/0004/CONARA)
Designated 1992 · ref. 09/0004/CONARA
Rules & recordHeptonstall (ref. 18)
Designated 1971 · ref. 18
Rules & recordHeptonstall (ref. 09/0006/CONARA)
Designated 1971 · ref. 09/0006/CONARA
Rules & recordHuddersfield Road East
Designated 2005 · ref. 09/0001/CONARA
Rules & recordLuddenden
Designated 1973 · ref. 9
Rules & recordLumbutts and Mankinholes (ref. 14)
Designated 1980 · ref. 14
Rules & recordLumbutts and Mankinholes (ref. 09/0003/CONARA)
Designated 1980 · ref. 09/0003/CONARA
Rules & recordMill Bank and Cottonstones
Designated 1976 · ref. 12
Rules & recordMytholmroyd
Designated 2001 · ref. 09/0018/CONARA
Rules & recordNorthowram Village
Designated 2011 · ref. 09/0020/CONARA
Rules & recordPeoples Park Conservation Area
Designated 1981 · ref. 5
Rules & recordRipponden
Designated 1972 · ref. 8
Rules & recordSavile Park
Designated 2005 · ref. 19
Rules & recordSkircoat Green
Designated 2005 · ref. 16
Rules & recordSowerby Bridge
Designated 1984 · ref. 09/0007/CONARA
Rules & recordStainland
Designated 1982 · ref. 3
Rules & recordTodmorden (ref. 1)
Designated 1974 · ref. 1
Rules & recordTodmorden (ref. 09/0017/CONARA)
Designated 2008 · ref. 09/0017/CONARA
Rules & recordWarley
Designated 1976 · ref. 10
Rules & recordWest Vale
Designated 2023 · ref. 23/00001/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 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough 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.
- 1 Eiffel Street, Hebden Bridge. (27 March 2002)
- 1-10 Stocks Gardens, Mytholmroyd. (27 March 2002)
- 22 West Laithe, Heptonstall. (27 March 2002)
- 35 Hangingroyd Lane, Hebden Bridge. (27 March 2002)
- 4 Birchcliffe Road, Hebden Bridge. (27 March 2002)
- 5 Melbourne Street, Hebden Bridge. (27 March 2002)
- 74 Oldham Road, Ripponden. (27 March 2002)
- Stansfield Moor. (27 March 2002)
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.