Heritage, conservation areas and listed buildings in Harrogate

One of the great assets within the borough of Harrogate is its fine inheritance of historic towns and villages.

Article 4 Directions remove all or some of the permitted development rights on a site.

Listed buildings are buildings which are considered to have special architectural or historic interest.

A historic environment is made up of heritage assets, both designated and non-designated.

The Harrogate district has 12 historic parks and gardens on the register compiled by English Heritage.

Historic England's register of 46 historic battlefields includes three which lie wholly or partly in the Harrogate district.

These features range from the magnificent ruins of the Cistercian Fountains Abbey to simple cup and ring marked rocks on the Nidderdale moors.

The district's landscape is rich and varied, from the apparent wilderness of the high heather moor and intensively cultivated farmland, to the natural beauty of woods and water and carefully tended gardens and historic parks.

Landscape character assessment (LCA) is the process of identifying and describing the variation in character of the landscape.

The Harrogate district biodiversity action plan (BAP)  sets out how we hope to stop and reverse the decline in wildlife in the district.

Additional guidance on aspects of the historic environment, both to provide general information and to give specific guidance on subject areas.

Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is situated on the eastern flanks of the Yorkshire Dales, from the high moorland of Great Whernside at the top of Nidderdale south and east towards the Vale of York.