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A conservation area is defined as an area of special architectural or historic interest the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance.
There are 54 conservation areas within the Hambleton district (49 outside the National Park).
Further advice on development within conservation areas can be obtained by contacting us.
Permitted development
Buildings within a conservation area are subject to tighter planning controls than those outside such an area. As a result, many works to houses will require the benefit of planning permission, however, there are still works which are considered permitted development.
In certain circumstances, works which are considered permitted development may be harmful to the character and appearance of the area. In such cases, we may consider making an Article 4 Direction to restrict permitted development rights.
Article 4 Directions
Article 4 Directions are issued by us in circumstances where specific control over development is required, primarily where the character of an area of acknowledged importance would be threatened.
Each Article 4 Direction may differ in content, therefore you are advised to check the wording of the relevant direction for your area.
There are currently 10 Article 4 Directions within the Hambleton district:
- Easingwold Article 4 Directions (pdf / 270 KB)
- Northallerton Article 4 Directions (pdf / 305 KB)
- Stokesley Article 4 Directions (pdf / 299 KB)
- East Thirsk Article 4 Directions (pdf / 314 KB)
- Sowerby Article 4 Directions (pdf / 290 KB)
- Thirsk and Sowerby Article 4 Directions (pdf / 316 KB)
- Kepwick
- Kilburn
- Nether Silton
- Thimbleby
There are five conservation area appraisals which cover the market towns:
- Bedale conservation area (pdf / 6 MB)
- Easingwold conservation area (pdf / 13 MB)
- Northallerton conservation area (pdf / 6 MB)
- Stokesley conservation area (pdf / 10 MB)
- Thirsk conservation area (pdf / 8 MB)
Other conservation areas:
This is not an exhaustive list.
Hambleton market towns design guide
The adopted design guide SPD provides guidance on acceptable development within the market towns.
Hambleton market towns design guide (pdf / 3 MB)
Sessay conservation area appraisal and management plan
Sessay Parish Council with assistance from us prepared a draft conservation area appraisal which proposed to designate a conservation area for Sessay. Consultation of the proposed area took place from the end of April until June 2017.
Copies of the consultation documents can be seen below:
- Sessay conservation area questionnaire (docx / 23 KB)
- Sessay character settlement leaflet (pdf / 255 KB)
- Sessay draft conservation area appraisal (pdf / 7 MB)
Following the consultation a revised conservation area appraisal was prepared and can be viewed below:
Sessay conservation area appraisal (pdf / 879 KB)
We designated Sessay as a conservation area on 12 December 2017.
Map showing the conservation area boundary (pdf / 819 KB)
Alternatively, you can see the boundary on the interactive conservation map
If you have any questions regarding the Sessay conservation area please contact us.
Conservation map
The following map shows the current conservation areas and Article 4 Directions.
Selecting a symbol will provide you with further information.