Richmondshire District Council

Useful guides

You might find these documents on different aspects of the planning system useful:

• Richmond town design guide
• Shop front and sign guide
• Lime mortars
• Historic doors guide
• Historic windows guide

Conservation design guides

Conservation area design guides for:

• Middleham
• Leyburn
• Richmond Hill
• Quarry Hills Leyburn

Planning Portal

The Planning Portal has lots of information covering a wide range of common household projects. The guidance covers planning permission and building regulations rules.

Pre-application advice

You can find out about the pre-application advice we offer on our pre-application advice page.