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Latest: Conservation Area Appraisals (CAA) ongoing...
The 4 year review (2007-11) of Harrogate District's
conservation Areas continues. The process includes
workshops with local residents and amenity groups to help produce
draft Appraisals. Consultation is an essential element
and the Council also invites comment on the draft Appraisals -
which may lead to changes in an Appraisal document and/or a
Conservation Area boundary. Adopted Appraisals supercede the
1995 Conservation Area Designation Statements*. Many
Conservation areas have been appraised, consultated upon and
adopted and consultation has also taken place on
draft Appraisals for: draft
Harrogate CAA (5.5Mb), draft Marton cum Grafton CAA (4.5Mb) -
and the villages' own Marton cum Grafton Village Appraisal,
draft
Pateley Bridge CAA (5.8Mb), draft
Burton Leonard CAA (2.2Mb), draft Lofthouse
CAA (3.9Mb) and draft Pannal CAA (2.1Mb). The
Conservation & Design Team consider all comments in
recommending any amendments to the Appraisals and/or the
Conservation Area boundary before they are approved by the
Council's Cabinet Member for Planning & Transport.
Adopted Conservation Area Appraisals (from the 2007-11 review), which superscede Designation Statements, are available below:
| Aldborough CAA adopted 12 Nov 2008 (3.4Mb) map only (247kb) | Bilton in Ainsty CAA adopted 28 Oct 2009 (1.9Mb) map only (239kb) |
| Bishop Monkton CAA adopted 15 Oct 2008 (3.3Mb) map only (250kb) | |
| Boroughbridge CAA adopted 12 Nov 2008(2.7Mb) map only (215kb) | Denton CAA adopted 9 Dec 2009 (3.3Mb) map only (270kb) |
| Follifoot CAA adopted 18 March 2009 (4.0Mb) map only (368kb) | Glasshouses CAA adopted 29 Aug 2007 (7.9Mb) or map only (266kb) |
| Goldsborough CAA adopted 12 Dec 2008 (3.5Mb) map only (300kb) | Great Ouseburn CAA adopted 16 Sept 2009 (3.3Mb) map only (302kb) |
| Green Hammerton CAA adopted 4 Feb 2009 (2.9Mb) map only (403kb) | Hampsthwaite CAA adopted 18 Feb 2009 (3.8Mb) map only (359kb) |
| Kirk Deighton CAA adopted 15 Oct 2008 (3.0Mb) map only (250kb) | Kirk Hammerton CAA adopted 12 Nov 2008 (3.1Mb) map only (201kb) |
| Knaresborough CAA adopted 10 Dec 2008 (7.2Mb) map only (725kb) | Little Ouseburn CAA adopted 12 Nov 2008 (2.9Mb) map only (174kb) |
| Masham CAA adopted 10 Dec 2008 (2.7Mb) map only (450kb) | Nun Monkton CAA adopted 9 Dec 2009 (3.5Mb) map only (350kb) |
| Ramsgill CAA adopted 4 Feb 2009 (4.3Mb) map only (430kb) | Ripley CAA adopted 25 Nov 2009 (3.0Mb) map only (215kb) |
| Ripon CAA adopted 24 Jun 2009 (5.7Mb) map only (500kb) | Roecliffe CAA adopted 10 Dec 2008 (3.7Mb) map only (400kb) |
| Spofforth CAA adopted 15 Oct 2008 (3.1Mb) map only 250kb) | Scriven CAA adopted 27 January 2010 (4.7Mb) map only (232kb) |
| Whixley CAA adopted 29 Aug 2007 (3.8Mb) or map only (210kb) | Tockwith CAA adopted 11 Oct 2009 (3.9Mb) map only (350kb) |
The 1995 leaflets (based upon the original Designation Statements) are available below:
| General Conservation Areas (167kb) |
Baldersby St James (197kb) map only (296kb)
|
| Clifton (240kb) map only (268kb) | |
| Coneythorpe (260kb) map only (258kb) | Farnham (225kb) map only (354kb) |
| Fearby (260kb) map only (362kb) | Hackfall (255kb) map only (451kb) |
| Hunsingore (220kb) map only (294kb) | Kirkby Overblow (190kb) map only (316kb) |
| Leathley (205kb) map only (218kb) | Lofthouse (170kb) map only (298kb) (see also draft CAA above) |
| Marton cum Grafton (180kb) map only (367kb) (see also draft CAA above) | Middlesmoor (210kb) map only (176kb) |
| Nesfield (195kb) map only (296kb) | North Deighton (180kb) map only (281kb) |
| Pannal (310kb) map only (458kb) (see also draft CAA above) | Pateley Bridge (303kb) map only (535kb) (see also draft CAA above) |
| Plompton (270kb) map only (250kb) | Studley Roger (150kb) map only (277kb) |
| Staveley (200kb) map only (355kb) | Wath (Nidderdale) (170kb) map only (309kb) |
| Timble (200kb) map only (266kb) | Weston (150kb) map only (452kb) |
| Wath (Ripon) (170kb) map only (242kb) |
Conservation Areas
Designated by the Council, Conservation Areas are
concerned mainly with the man-made environment and are usually
built-up areas (conservation regarding the natural environment is dealt with elswhere on
our website). Conservation Area designation gives an area
more protection against "insensitive" development or
redevelopment. Conservation Areas range from the large part
of the Victorian centre of Harrogate town, 512 hectares
(ha) to small rural hamlets like Middlesmoor (2 ha) and the
model villages of Ripley (16 ha) and Baldersby St James (3
ha).
*Harrogate District has 52 Conservation Areas, each originally
with a 'Designation Statement' (leaflets based on the
Statement were published in 1995 and can be downloaded
from white cells in the following table). The leaflet includes
a brief history, architectural analysis, simplified map of the
Conservation Area, details of additional controls upon
development/ restoration/ renovation and potential grant
assistance. The 'map only' images of the
Conservation Areas (showing listed buildings and Ancient Monuments)
were created with the best information at the time of publication
but should not be considered a proof of listing - buildings may be
'spot listed' at any time - so, please contact English
Heritage for a definitive answer.
For more details on a Conservation Area
please contact us on 01423) 556589.
Conservation Areas and development/demolition
Listed buildings and buildings (& trees) within
Conservation Areas enjoy additional planning protection. Go
to our Planning Application Forms page
to get a 'Listed Buildings Consent Form', 'Conservation Area
Consent Form' or a form for 'Notice of Intent to Carry Out
Tree Work Within A Conservation Area'.
A thorough guide (for builders/developers) relating
specifically to the Control of Demolition in Conservation
Areas was produced by the Council in January 2004.
Also see our Supplementary Planning
Guidance.
Article 4 Direction made to restrict painting of buildings in Harrogate Conservation Area
On 9 Dec 2005, the Council made a Direction (under the General
Permitted Development Order 1995) so that anyone wishing to paint
any previously unpainted walling, whether stone, brick or render
(or repainting walls in a different colour) in Harrogate
Conservation Area* must apply for Planning
permission. This includes the principal
building, any outbuildings and boundary walls.
The Direction was approved by the Office of the Deputy Prime
Minister on 7 April 2006. *(there are certain exclusions
- commercial area of Waterloo Street/Chatsworth Road and the
residential areas of High Harrogate, Wheatlands, and the western
and northern parts of the Duchy Estate.) This measure
was taken to stem an increasing incidence of property owners in the
Conservation Area painting their properties' facades which both the
Council and Harrogate Civic Society consider to be detrimental to
the building's architectural appeal and the appearance of the
Conservation Area in general. Download and read
the Article 4 Direction document (1.9Mb including
map). For more information on this contact tel.
(01423) 556589.