Conservation Areas and Local List

What is a Conservation Area?

Conservation Areas are areas of villages, towns and cities that are recognised and protected for their historical importance. There are currently 31 conservation areas in the Wakefield District. Find out more on the Wakefield Council website - Conservation areas - Wakefield Council

The two most recent conservation areas are in Felkirk / Hodroyd and Castleford. You can read more about them in our blog article: Castleford and Felkirk Conservation Areas.

Find out more about Conservation Areas in Wakefield district on the Wakefield Council Website: Conservation areas - Wakefield Council.

Local listing

Wakefield Council also have a Local List of buildings that do not meet the strict criteria for national listing, but have been identified as having particular local heritage importance. This list is not currently available online, but the Wakefield Council Conservation Team hopes to make it available online in the future. If you have a question about the Local List, or if you want to check if a building is locally listed, please contact the Wakefield Council Conservation Team at: devcontrol@wakefield.gov.uk