You can find maps and descriptions of conservation areas in York in the Local Plan. This document is the basis on which planning decisions are made. Planning decisions can also take notice of emerging policies in the local plan and currently there is a consultation document containing the third set of local plan revisions.

Descriptions and maps

• Conservation Area 1: Central Historic Core (PDF, 3 pages, 2,204KB)
• Conservation Area 2: Clifton (PDF, 2 pages, 842KB)
• Conservation Area 3: Acomb (PDF, 2 pages, 430KB)
• Conservation Area 4: St Paul's Square/Holgate Road (PDF, 2 pages, 343KB)
• Conservation Area 5: Heworth/Heworth Green/East Parade/Huntington Road (PDF, 2 pages, 847KB)
• Conservation Area 6: New Walk/Terry Avenue (PDF, 2 pages, 522KB)
• Conservation Area 7: Fulford Road, Conservation Area 8: The Retreat/Heslington Road (PDF, 3 pages, 924KB)
• Conservation Area 9: Tadcaster Road, Conservation Area 10: The Racecourse and Terry's Factory  (PDF, 3 pages, 902KB)
• Conservation Area 11: Middlethotpe (PDF, 2 pages, 169KB)
• Conservation Area 12: Bishopthorpe (PDF, 2 pages, 238KB)
• Conservation Area 13: Copmanthorpe (PDF, 2 pages, 188KB)
• Conservation Area 14: Askham Bryan (PDF, 2 pages, 88KB)
• Conservation Area 15: Askham Richard (PDF, 2 pages, 73KB)
• Conservation Area 16: Upper Poppleton (PDF, 2 pages, 183KB)
• Conservation Area 17: Nether Poppleton (PDF, 2 pages, 196KB)
• Conservation Area 18: Skelton (PDF, 2 pages, 102KB)
• Conservation Area 19: Clifton (Malton Way/Shipton Road) (PDF, 2 pages, 144KB)
• Conservation Area 20: New Earswick (PDF, 2 pages, 341KB)
• Conservation Area 21: Huntington (PDF, 2 pages, 141KB)
• Conservation Area 22: Haxby (PDF, 2 pages, 204KB)
• Conservation Area 23: Strensall (PDF, 2 pages, 234KB)
• Conservation Area 24: Osbaldwick (PDF, 2 pages, 142KB)
• Conservation Area 25: Elvington (PDF, 2 pages, 103KB)
• Conservation Area 26: Wheldrake (PDF, 2 pages, 159KB)
• Conservation Area 27: Escrick(part) (PDF, 2 pages, 102KB)
• Conservation Area 28: Heslington (PDF, 2 pages, 246KB)
• Conservation Area 29: Stockton-on-the-Forest (PDF, 3 pages, 94KB)
• Conservation Area 30: Fulford Village (PDF, 3 pages, 165KB)
• Conservation Area 31: Strensall Railway Buildings (PDF, 2 pages, 61KB)
• Conservation Area 32: Towthorpe Village (PDF, 2 pages, 48KB)
• Conservation Area 33: Dunnington (PDF, 2 pages, 243KB)
• Conservation Area 34: Murton (PDF, 2 pages, 61KB)
• Conservation Area 35: The Nestlé/Rowntree factory (PDF, 2 pages, 129KB)