About the Retford Conservation Area
The Retford Conservation Area covers about 83 hectares and was designated by Bassetlaw District Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 108 listed buildings (6 Grade II*, 102 Grade II). The most significant is 25, Grove Street, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Retford CA
- 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.
- 25, Grove StreetGrade II*
- Amcott HouseGrade II*
- Church of St Michael the ArchangelGrade II*
- Parish Church of St SwithunGrade II*
- Retford War MemorialGrade II*
- Sloswick's Hospital AlmshousesGrade II*
- 1, ChurchgateGrade II
- 1, Market PlaceGrade II
- 10, Grove StreetGrade II
- 10a and 10, Market PlaceGrade II
- 11 and 13, BridgegateGrade II
- 11, Market PlaceGrade II
- 12 Moorgate and 14, Moorgate (Black Boy Public House)Grade II
- 12, Grove StreetGrade II
- 13-17, Grove StreetGrade II
- 13, Market SquareGrade II
- 14-18, Grove StreetGrade II
- 15, ChurchgateGrade II
- 16, BridgegateGrade II
- 17, CarolgateGrade II
- 18 and 18a, The SquareGrade II
- 19, CarolgateGrade II
- 19, The SquareGrade II
- 2 and 4, BridgegateGrade II
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- 2, 4 and 4A ChurchgateGrade II
- 2, CAROLGATE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 2, ChapelgateGrade II
- 2, CORONATION STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 20, Grove StreetGrade II
- 21, The SquareGrade II
- 22, BridgegateGrade II
- 22, Grove StreetGrade II
- 23 and 24, The SquareGrade II
- 24-28, Grove StreetGrade II
- 24, ChapelgateGrade II
- 24, MoorgateGrade II
- 25, The SquareGrade II
- 27, Grove StreetGrade II
- 28-32, CarolgateGrade II
- 29, Market PlaceGrade II
- 3 and 4, Market PlaceGrade II
- 3, ChurchgateGrade II
- 30, Market PlaceGrade II
- 31, CarolgateGrade II
- 31a and 31, Market PlaceGrade II
- 33, ChurchgateGrade II
- 35, Grove StreetGrade II
- 35, MoorgateGrade II
- 37, MoorgateGrade II
- 39 and 41, MoorgateGrade II
- 4 Lamp Standards to Front of Town HallGrade II
- 4-8, Grove StreetGrade II
- 4, CarolgateGrade II
- 4, ChapelgateGrade II
- 40, ChapelgateGrade II
- 41, CarolgateGrade II
- 43, BridgegateGrade II
- 43, MoorgateGrade II
- 45, ChurchgateGrade II
- 5 and 7 Grove StreetGrade II
- 5, CarolgateGrade II
- 5, ChurchgateGrade II
- 6-10, ChurchgateGrade II
- 6-12, ChapelgateGrade II
- 6, 6a, 8 and 10, BridgegateGrade II
- 6, CarolgateGrade II
- 66-72, BridgegateGrade II
- 7 and 8, Market PlaceGrade II
- 7, ChurchgateGrade II
- 77, CarolgateGrade II
- 79, CarolgateGrade II
- 81, CarolgateGrade II
- 83, CarolgateGrade II
- 9 and 11, ChurchgateGrade II
- 9, Market PlaceGrade II
- Building Between Nos 24 and 25Grade II
- Chapelgate HouseGrade II
- Chesterfield Canal (south Side), Crane at Canal Wharf at Retford Basin at Sk 7058 8074Grade II
- Church HouseGrade II
- Denman Public LibraryGrade II
- Fives Court War MemorialGrade II
- Former Stables to West Retford HallGrade II
- Former Yorkshire BankGrade II
- Galway Arms Public HouseGrade II
- Gothic CottageGrade II
- Holly MountGrade II
- Holy Trinity Hospital (almshouses)Grade II
- Idle Valley TapGrade II
- King Edward Vi Grammar School, Original Portion Fronting London RoadGrade II
- Majestic CinemaGrade II
- Methodist ChurchGrade II
- Newcastle HouseGrade II
- No 22 Including Garden Wall to South West With ArchwayGrade II
- Ordsall HouseGrade II
- Protestant PlaceGrade II
- Stabling to West Retford House and attached garden wall to south eastGrade II
- The BarnGrade II
- The Broad StoneGrade II
- The Church of St AlbanGrade II
- The HolliesGrade II
- The Sebastopol Cannon including the lamp arch, supporting plinth and iron posts with chains surrounding itGrade II
- Town HallGrade II
- Vine InnGrade II
- Wall Fronting Main Elevation of King Edward Vi Grammar School on South WestGrade II
- West Retford HallGrade II
- West Retford HouseGrade II
- White Hart HotelGrade II
- Ye Olde Sun InnGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Grove StreetMarket PlaceThe SquareMarket SquareOriginal Portion Fronting London Road
The council’s appraisal
WEBRetford Conservation Area AppraisalBassetlaw District 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 Bassetlaw District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.