Conservation areas in County Durham: check any Durham postcode
Cathedral and castle World Heritage Site on the peninsula. Enter your postcode to see whether it falls inside a published conservation area, whether an Article 4 direction applies, and what you cannot do without permission — as a £7.99 PDF.
Boundaries come from the council's own publication to planning.data.gov.uk. Historic England listing data is national and complete.
Live example: DH1 3EH
- livePostcode → council, country & OS grid reference — postcodes.io (ONS)
- liveListed buildings, grade & list date (points + outlines) — Historic England NHLE open GISWhole of England, updated by Historic England
- liveScheduled monuments · parks & gardens · World Heritage Sites — Historic England NHLE open GIS
- liveConservation areas — planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG)Coverage depends on each council publishing to the platform
- liveArticle 4 direction areas — planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG)
- liveConsent rules engine (England) — LBA 1990 · TCPA 1990 · GPDO 2015 · AMAA 1979
Listed building consent applies on top of conservation-area controls. CHAPTER CLERK'S OFFICE AND CHAPTER ROOM (List Entry 1323223).
What a conservation area means in County Durham
County Durham must pay special attention to preserving or enhancing the area's character when deciding any application. Demolition needs planning permission, permitted development is cut back (no side or two-storey rear extensions, dormers or cladding without an application), and six weeks' notice is required before work to trees. Unauthorised demolition and tree works are criminal offences.
Is the building itself listed? Use the listed building check for County Durham.
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