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23 conservation areas and 29 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Ambleside
Designated 1980 · ref. CA02
Rules & recordAskham
Designated 1981 · ref. CA01
Rules & recordBampton
Designated 2009 · ref. CA20
Rules & recordBampton Grange
Designated 2009 · ref. CA19
Rules & recordBlindcrake
Designated 2011 · ref. CA21
Rules & recordBowness
Designated 2011 · ref. CA07
Rules & recordBroughton-In-Furness
Designated 2013 · ref. CA06
Rules & recordCaldbeck
Designated 2010 · ref. CA08
Rules & recordFar Sawrey
Designated 2009 · ref. CA14
Rules & recordGrasmere Town End
Designated 2009 · ref. CA10
Rules & recordGrasmere Village
Designated 2009 · ref. CA17
Rules & recordHartsop
Designated 2009 · ref. CA12
Rules & recordHawkshead
Designated 2010 · ref. CA16
Rules & recordHelton
Designated 2008 · ref. CA22
Rules & recordHesket Newmarket
Designated 2010 · ref. CA09
Rules & recordKeswick
Designated 2022 · ref. CA04
Rules & recordLowther
Designated 1994 · ref. CA18
Rules & recordNear Sawrey
Designated 2009 · ref. CA15
Rules & recordRavenglass
Designated 1981 · ref. CA03
Rules & recordRydal
Designated 2009 · ref. CA11
Rules & recordStaveley
Designated 2011 · ref. CA13
Rules & recordTroutbeck
Designated 2009 · ref. CA05
Rules & recordWindermere
Designated 2011 · ref. CA23
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 Lake District National Park Authority
These remove some permitted development rights in the areas they cover — check whether one applies to your property before you rely on permitted development.
- Beech Cottage, Storrs, Windermere (12 December 2000)
- Bishop's Allotment, Hampsfield Fell, Grange-over-Sands (11 November 1970)
- Caldew House, Hesket Newmarket (7 September 1982)
- Cragg End Farm, Rogerscale, Cockermouth (11 September 1973)
- Cross Gate, Hartsop, Patterdale (3 August 1966)
- Crosthwaite, Keswick (10 December 1959)
- Dwelling at OS field 6910, How Farm, Portinscale, Keswick (15 October 1998)
- Dwelling at OS Field 73, Birkby, Ravenglass (6 March 1998)
- Field 142 & part field 34, Near Newby Bridge, Ulverston (12 January 1976)
- Fields 0073, 8859 & 0067 near Howtown (6 April 1988)
- Gap Cottage, The Gap, Wasdale (14 October 1996)
- High School Peter's Field, Lorton (25 July 1979)
- High Town Yeat, Crosthwaite (24 July 1975)
- Hill Top Farm, Uldale (8 July 1974)
- Keswick Town Centre (6 December 1991)
- Land adjoining Cannon Hey, Windermere ( formally The Pines, Storrs Park, Windermere) (7 August 2012)
- Land at Carriage Mews, St John's in the Vale, Keswick (4 June 2014)
- Land at Fellside, Manesty, Nr Keswick (22 November 1979)
- Land at Hill Farm, Thackthwaite, Cockermouth (25 September 1973)
- Land at Kirkstone Summit, Ambleside (17 June 1985)
- Land at Mill Farm, Calder Bridge (8 July 1974)
- Land at the Old Sawmill Site, Portinscale (31 March 1977)
- Land at Thirlspot Farm, Thirlmere, Keswick (11 June 1979)
- Mandalay, Bassenthwaite (25 August 1999)
- Mill Cottage, Bassenthwaite (7 July 1980)
- Old Coppermines, Coppermines Valley, Coniston (14 October 1987)
- Part of Limefitt Park, Troutbeck, Windermere (11 July 1974)
- Rusland Pool Hotel, Haverthwaite (24 March 2000)
- The Spinnery, Low Fold, Troutbeck (3 December 1996)
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.