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17 conservation areas and 20 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Backworth
Designated 2005 · ref. CON/4520
Rules & recordBenton
Designated 2007 · ref. CON/4670
Rules & recordCamp Terrace
Designated 2009 · ref. CON/4550
Rules & recordCullercoats
Designated 2008 · ref. CON/4680
Rules & recordEarsdon
Designated 2005 · ref. CON/4570
Rules & recordFish Quay
Designated 2005 · ref. CON/4640
Rules & recordKillingworth
Designated 2005 · ref. CON/4620
Rules & recordLongbenton
Designated 2005 · ref. CON/4530
Rules & recordMonkseaton
Designated 2006 · ref. CON/4650
Rules & recordNew Quay
Designated 2005 · ref. CON/4540
Rules & recordNorthumberland Square
Designated 2005 · ref. CON/4560
Rules & recordPreston Park
Designated 2005 · ref. CON/4610
Rules & recordSacred Heart Wideopen
Designated 2007 · ref. CON/4660
Rules & recordSt Mary's
Designated 2005 · ref. CON/4590
Rules & recordSt Peters
Designated 2005 · ref. CON/4630
Rules & recordTynemouth
Designated 2005 · ref. CON/4600
Rules & recordWallsend Green
Designated 2005 · ref. CON/4580
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 North Tyneside 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.
- Addington Drive (19 December 2014)
- Addington Drive (19 December 2014)
- Chirton Dene Quays (14 August 2018)
- Chirton Dene Quays (14 August 2018)
- New Quay (Article 4 Directive) (21 June 2005)
- New Quay (Article 4 Directive) (11 November 2020)
- Preston Park (8 July 1996)
- Preston Park (11 November 2020)
- Sacred Heart Church Conservation Area Article 4(2) Direction (21 February 2007)
- Sacred Heart Church Conservation Area Article 4(2) Direction (13 February 2007)
- Spanish Battery (Article 4 Direction) (13 July 2000)
- Spanish Battery (Article 4 Direction) (11 November 2020)
- Tynemouth Village CA Article 4 Direction (11 November 2020)
- Tynemouth Village CA Article 4 Direction (11 November 2020)
- Tynemouth Village CA Article 4 Direction (11 November 2020)
- Tynemouth Village CA Article 4 Direction (11 November 2020)
- Tynemouth Village CA Article 4 Direction (11 November 2020)
- Tynemouth Village CA Article 4 Direction (11 November 2020)
- Tynemouth Village CA Article 4 Direction (11 November 2020)
- Tynemouth Village CA Article 4 Direction (11 November 2020)
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.