About the Dethick, Lea and Holloway Conservation Area
The Dethick, Lea and Holloway Conservation Area covers about 284 hectares and was designated by Amber Valley Borough Council in 1996. Inside the boundary are 36 listed buildings (5 Grade II*, 31 Grade II). The most significant is Christ Church, Grade II*.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- Christ ChurchGrade II*
- Church of St John the BaptistGrade II*
- Lea Hall, Gatepier and Boundary Wall to the NorthGrade II*
- Lea Wood Hall, Entrance Gatepiers and Attached Boundary WallGrade II*
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II*
- 1-6, Lea RoadGrade II
- Babington FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn to the North of Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Bridge to the North West of Brook CottageGrade II
- Brook CottageGrade II
- Catmint Cottage and Attached Boundary WallGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Cottage Attached to West of the FarmGrade II
- Cowhouse and Piggery to East of Cowley CottageGrade II
- Cowley CottageGrade II
- Former Canal Lengthmans CottageGrade II
- Former Threshing Barn to the South of the FarmGrade II
- Greenbank CottageGrade II
- High CroftGrade II
- House 25 Metres to the West of the Yew Tree InnGrade II
- L Shape range of outbuildings to the north-east of Lea HurstGrade II
- Lavender CottageGrade II
- Lea Methodist ChurchGrade II
- LeahurstGrade II
Show all 36 listed buildings ↓All 36 listed buildings
- Nos. 1 and 2 the RowGrade II
- Outbuilding to the North North West of Babington FarmhouseGrade II
- Outbuilding to the North West of Babington FarmhouseGrade II
- Repton HouseGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- RosedeneGrade II
- Small Outbuilding North of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- The FarmGrade II
- The GablesGrade II
- The Jug and Glass Public HouseGrade II
- The Lodge, Gatepiers and Flanking Boundary WallsGrade II
- Trinity Methodist ChurchGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBDethick, Lea and Holloway Conservation Area AppraisalAmber Valley Borough Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Amber Valley Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.