Planning permission in High Peak
Most single-storey rear extensions within the national permitted development limits don't need planning permission in High Peak. The rules are stricter in its 28 conservation areas, where side extensions, two-storey extensions and loft dormers need permission. Check your address to see which rules apply.
High Peak at a glance
- Conservation areas
- 28
- Article 4 areas
- Not published
- Protected landscapes
- Peak District
- Planning decisions
- High Peak Borough Council
How many conservation areas are there in High Peak?
High Peak has 28 conservation areas. In a conservation area, permitted development rights are reduced: side extensions, two-storey extensions, loft dormers and cladding all need planning permission, and many councils add Article 4 directions on top.
- Buxton Central
- Buxton College
- Buxton Fairfield
- Buxton Hardwick
- Buxton the Park
- Buxworth
- Chapel-en-le-Frith
- Chapel-en-le-Frith, Town End
- Chapel Milton
- Charlesworth
- Chinley and Whitehough
- Chisworth, Holehouse
- Glossop Howard Park
- Glossop Howard Town
- Glossop Norfolk Square
- Glossop St James
- Glossop Whitfield
- Glossop Wren Nest
- Hadfield
- Hayfield
- Higher Chisworth
- Leaden Knowle
- New Mills
- Old Glossop
- Padfield
- Simmondley
- Whaley Bridge
- Whitle
Read more: extensions, loft dormers, garden rooms and solar panels in a conservation area.
Does High Peak have Article 4 directions?
High Peak hasn't published any Article 4 boundaries on planning.data.gov.uk. Most councils have at least one Article 4 direction, often in conservation areas, so check the council's website or ask its planning team before relying on permitted development.
What is an Article 4 direction?
Is any of High Peak in a national park, National Landscape or green belt?
- National park in or bordering High Peak: Peak District.
- There is green belt in or bordering High Peak. Householder permitted development rights apply as normal in the green belt, but if you need planning permission, green belt policy limits how much a home can be enlarged.
National parks and National Landscapes restrict permitted development in similar ways to conservation areas. Read more: extensions, loft dormers and garden rooms.
Listed buildings and protected trees in High Peak
Listed buildings everywhere in England are recorded by Historic England, and the checker looks for them at every address. High Peak doesn't publish listed building outlines, so where a listed building is recorded near an address, we ask the homeowner to check whether it's theirs.
High Peak doesn't publish its tree preservation orders as data. If there are mature trees near your project, ask the council whether any are protected before you start.
What planning data does High Peak publish?
| Data | Status | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Conservation area boundaries | Published | 28 |
| Article 4 direction boundaries | Not published | 0 |
| Listed building outlines | Not published | 0 |
| Tree preservation order areas | Not published | 0 |
| Protected trees | Not published | 0 |
Planning work on a home in High Peak? Put a pin on your house and we'll check it against all of this.
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Data from planning.data.gov.uk, published by High Peak Borough Council and national bodies under the Open Government Licence, last updated here on 31 October 2026. High Peak Borough Council website.