Conservation Areas Appraisals

Local Authorities have a duty to review Conservation Areas from time to time. The preparation, publication and formal adoption of Conservation Area Appraisals forms part of this process. Appraisals are being carried out, and in some instances reviewed, for each of the Peak District National Park’s 109 Conservation Areas. English Heritage's Guidance on Conservation Area Appraisals (1MB) Adobe pdf document forms the basis of the Authority's appraisals.  

Appraisals identify the special qualities that make a place worthy of designation as a Conservation Area. They look at ways in which the character of a place can be preserved or enhanced and are intended to inform future changes, not to prevent them altogether. Draft Conservation Area Appraisals will be available for public consultation prior to adoption by the Authority.

Recently adopted Conservation Area Appraisals
The following Conservation Area Appraisals (based on the English Heritage recommended format) have been adopted by the Authority and can be viewed by following the links below:

Beeley  Adopted January 2009

Bolsterstone  Adopted March 2009

Castleton - Adopted January 2010

Litton  Adopted April 2008

Parwich  Adopted October 2008

Upper Midhope  Adopted November 2009

Conservation Area Appraisals in public consultation
The following draft Conservation Area Appraisals (based on the English Heritage recommended format) can be viewed by following the links below:

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Recent consultations
The following Conservation Area Appraisals were recently available for public consultation:

Langsett Conservation Area Appraisal - available from 12 November to 23 December 2009

High and Low Bradfield Conservation Areas Appraisal  - available from 4 January to 29 January 2010

Archived Conservation Area Appraisals
A number of Conservation Area Appraisals, adopted by the Authority, are in an earlier format and can be viewed by contacting the Historic Building Team on 01629-816200.

These are available for the following Conservation Areas:

Abney Aldwark Alport
Alsop-en-le-Dale Alstonefield Ashford in the Water
Aston Bagshaw Bakewell
Ballidon Bamford (village) Bamford (Lydgate)
Baslow & Bubnell Beeley Birchover
Bolsterstone Bonsall Bradfield (High)
Bradfield (Low) Bradwell (village) Bradwell (Smalldale)
Brund Butterton Calton
Calton Lees Calver Castleton
Chelmorton Chinley Combs
Cressbrook Curbar 1 Curbar 2
Danebridge & Wincle Edale Edensor
Elton Eyam Fenny Bentley
Flash Foolow Forest Chapel
Froggatt Great Hucklow & Grindlow Great Longstone
Grindleford (village) Grindleford (station) Grindon
Hartington Hassop Hathersage
Hollinsclough Holme Hope
Ilam Kettleshulme Langsett
Little Hayfield Little Hucklow Little Longstone
Litton Litton Mill Longnor
Lyme Park Meerbrook Middleton by Youlgreave
Milldale Milldale (Lode Mill) Millers Dale
Monyash Onecote Over Haddon
Parwich Peak Forest & Old Dam Pilsley
Pott Shrigley Priestcliffe Rainow
Ravensdale Rowarth Rowsley
Sheen Sheldon Slackhall & Ford Hall
Sparrowpit Stanton in Peak Stanton Lees
Stoney Middleton Taddington Thornbridge Hall
Thornhill Thorpe Tideswell
Tintwistle Tissington Upper Elkstone
Upper Hulme Upper Midhope Wardlow
Warslow Wash Waterfall
Wensley Wetton Wheston
Wigginstall Winster Wormhill & Hargatewall
Youlgreave

View a map of Conservation Areas