Coltman Street Conservation Area

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Coltman Street Conservation Area provides heritage protection for the residential area of Coltman Street. This was developed throughout the early to late 19th century.

Designated a Conservation Area in 1994, the special interest of the area is formed by the residential buildings and small number of commercial and public buildings developed between 1840 and 1914.

As part of the ongoing re-surveys of all of Hull’s Conservation Areas, Coltman Street has been selected as the eleventh area to be reviewed and to undergo public consultation.

Public consultation is being undertaken on the following proposals -

  • the adoption of a Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Plan

Details of what is happening and how you can provide feedback are provided as follows.

A Conservation Area is a designated area of special architectural or historic interest relating to the heritage of the City of Hull.

If an area is designated as a Conservation Area it -

  • removes certain permitted development rights associated with the demolition and alteration of buildings
  • introduces additional requirements for new development for buildings and land located within the boundary of the Conservation Area
  • introduces controls over the felling and pruning of trees

We currently have 26 designated Conservation Areas.

Applications for development within a Conservation Area, and its setting, are assessed by specific heritage policies and legislation.

A Character Appraisal is used to inform on the special interest and reasons why an area is designated as a Conservation Area, a Council can adopt a Character Appraisal document and it will -

  • include information such as a definition of the special interest of the Conservation Area
  • explain the character of its built and natural environment
  • Identify key elements such as buildings, open spaces and views

A character appraisal can be prepared as a joint document or separately with a Management Plan document.

A Management Plan provides guidance on -

  • how development should take place within the Conservation Area
  • what features should be retained
  • how alterations and additions to residential properties should be introduced
  • identifying positive and negative trends within a Conservation Area and propose management tools for reversing or promoting such trends

An Article 4 Direction withdraws permitted development rights from individual properties and introduces a requirement to submit planning permission for specific works to a building. Within the Coltman Street Conservation Area there are three Article 4 Directions which introduces a requirement to apply for planning permission for the following works -

  • the erection or construction of a porch outside any external door of a dwelling house in an elevation facing a highway
  • the enlargement, improvement or other alteration -
    • of a projection porch and or the enclosing of a recessed porch of a dwelling house in an elevation facing the highway
    • to, including the installation or replacement of a front door of a dwelling house in an elevation facing a highway
  • the enlargement, improvement or alteration to, including the installation or replacement of, any window or any projecting bay of a dwelling house in an elevation facing a highway

The new Character Appraisal and Management Plan (CAMP) includes the following elements -

  • a definition of the individual elements of special interest of the Conservation Area
  • a historic and archaeological assessment of the area
  • a review of the character of the built and natural environment of the area
  • the grading of buildings by their contribution towards the special interest of the Conservation Area
  • the identification of positive architectural features which contribute towards the character and appearance in the area
  • the importance of the setting of the heritage asset
  • positive and negative trends within the area
  • opportunities for further development
  • management guidance for the Conservation Area

The Coltman Street Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Plan is available download.

Once a Character Appraisal and Management Plan have been agreed they form a ‘material consideration’ in the determination of planning and advertisement control applications. This means that an application for development or alteration to a building within a Conservation Area should be determined in accordance with the Character Appraisal and Management Plan.

We will be directly contacting the owners and occupiers of buildings and businesses impacted by these proposals.

Anyone can provide feedback on the proposals for the Conservation Area in the following ways -

1. By completing the Coltman Street Conservation Area survey (opens in a new window).

(Paper copies of the survey, and versions in alternative languages, can be issued upon request – see below for contact details).

2. By attending a drop-in consultation session -

  • Date - Thursday 13 November 2025
  • Time - 2pm till 6pm
  • Location - Western Library, 262 - 264 Boulevard, Hull, HU3 3ED

3. In writing by e-mail or letter - see below.

4. By speaking to the Principal Conservation Officer – see below.

The resurvey of the Conservation Area is being led by Principal Conservation Officer Stephen Walker, who can be contacted by -

  • E-mail - dev.control@hullcc.gov.uk
  • Tel - 01482 300 300 (ask for the Stephen Walker, Conservation Officer)
  • Address - c/o Stephen Walker, Principal Conservation Officer, Development and Regeneration, Hull City Council, The Guildhall, 77 Lowgate, Hull HU1 2AA.

Coltman Street Conservation Area provides heritage protection for the residential area of Coltman Street. This was developed throughout the early to late 19th century.

Designated a Conservation Area in 1994, the special interest of the area is formed by the residential buildings and small number of commercial and public buildings developed between 1840 and 1914.

As part of the ongoing re-surveys of all of Hull’s Conservation Areas, Coltman Street has been selected as the eleventh area to be reviewed and to undergo public consultation.

Public consultation is being undertaken on the following proposals -

  • the adoption of a Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Plan

Details of what is happening and how you can provide feedback are provided as follows.

A Conservation Area is a designated area of special architectural or historic interest relating to the heritage of the City of Hull.

If an area is designated as a Conservation Area it -

  • removes certain permitted development rights associated with the demolition and alteration of buildings
  • introduces additional requirements for new development for buildings and land located within the boundary of the Conservation Area
  • introduces controls over the felling and pruning of trees

We currently have 26 designated Conservation Areas.

Applications for development within a Conservation Area, and its setting, are assessed by specific heritage policies and legislation.

A Character Appraisal is used to inform on the special interest and reasons why an area is designated as a Conservation Area, a Council can adopt a Character Appraisal document and it will -

  • include information such as a definition of the special interest of the Conservation Area
  • explain the character of its built and natural environment
  • Identify key elements such as buildings, open spaces and views

A character appraisal can be prepared as a joint document or separately with a Management Plan document.

A Management Plan provides guidance on -

  • how development should take place within the Conservation Area
  • what features should be retained
  • how alterations and additions to residential properties should be introduced
  • identifying positive and negative trends within a Conservation Area and propose management tools for reversing or promoting such trends

An Article 4 Direction withdraws permitted development rights from individual properties and introduces a requirement to submit planning permission for specific works to a building. Within the Coltman Street Conservation Area there are three Article 4 Directions which introduces a requirement to apply for planning permission for the following works -

  • the erection or construction of a porch outside any external door of a dwelling house in an elevation facing a highway
  • the enlargement, improvement or other alteration -
    • of a projection porch and or the enclosing of a recessed porch of a dwelling house in an elevation facing the highway
    • to, including the installation or replacement of a front door of a dwelling house in an elevation facing a highway
  • the enlargement, improvement or alteration to, including the installation or replacement of, any window or any projecting bay of a dwelling house in an elevation facing a highway

The new Character Appraisal and Management Plan (CAMP) includes the following elements -

  • a definition of the individual elements of special interest of the Conservation Area
  • a historic and archaeological assessment of the area
  • a review of the character of the built and natural environment of the area
  • the grading of buildings by their contribution towards the special interest of the Conservation Area
  • the identification of positive architectural features which contribute towards the character and appearance in the area
  • the importance of the setting of the heritage asset
  • positive and negative trends within the area
  • opportunities for further development
  • management guidance for the Conservation Area

The Coltman Street Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Plan is available download.

Once a Character Appraisal and Management Plan have been agreed they form a ‘material consideration’ in the determination of planning and advertisement control applications. This means that an application for development or alteration to a building within a Conservation Area should be determined in accordance with the Character Appraisal and Management Plan.

We will be directly contacting the owners and occupiers of buildings and businesses impacted by these proposals.

Anyone can provide feedback on the proposals for the Conservation Area in the following ways -

1. By completing the Coltman Street Conservation Area survey (opens in a new window).

(Paper copies of the survey, and versions in alternative languages, can be issued upon request – see below for contact details).

2. By attending a drop-in consultation session -

  • Date - Thursday 13 November 2025
  • Time - 2pm till 6pm
  • Location - Western Library, 262 - 264 Boulevard, Hull, HU3 3ED

3. In writing by e-mail or letter - see below.

4. By speaking to the Principal Conservation Officer – see below.

The resurvey of the Conservation Area is being led by Principal Conservation Officer Stephen Walker, who can be contacted by -

  • E-mail - dev.control@hullcc.gov.uk
  • Tel - 01482 300 300 (ask for the Stephen Walker, Conservation Officer)
  • Address - c/o Stephen Walker, Principal Conservation Officer, Development and Regeneration, Hull City Council, The Guildhall, 77 Lowgate, Hull HU1 2AA.
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