The Royds Conservation Area was designated in 2000 and covers all of the houses in Oakroyd and Elmroyd Avenue and Close, as well as Nos. 48-86 and 53-63 Baker Street, as shown on the map below.

Map of The Royds Conservation Area (PDF 269kb)

A Conservation Area Appraisal for the Royds Estate (PDF 1.31mb) was started in 2012 and completed in October 2014.

Read the Royds Estate Conservation Area Design Guide (October 2014) (PDF 3.48kb)

Please note: planning applications required by an Article 4 Direction (as indicated on Page 40 of the Royds Design Guidance) were previously exempt from planning application fees. On 17 January 2018 the Governments removed this exemption and a fee is now payable for such applications.   

Article 4 Direction

An Article 4 Direction was confirmed in July 2015. The Direction can be viewed below:

The Royds Article 4 Direction including plan (PDF 458kb)