About the Scrooby Conservation Area
The Scrooby Conservation Area covers about 8.3 hectares and was designated by Bassetlaw District Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 12 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Wilfrid, 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 Scrooby 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.
- Church of St WilfridGrade II*
- Barn at Holmefield FarmGrade II
- Barn Range and Pigeoncote at Low FarmGrade II
- Churchyard Wall Village PinfoldGrade II
- Holmefield FarmhouseGrade II
- Low FarmhouseGrade II
- Manor House FarmhousesGrade II
- Mill HouseGrade II
- Monk's Mill and Wall Containing Mill RaceGrade II
- Pigeoncote at Manor FarmGrade II
- Scrooby Methodist ChurchGrade II
- Scrooby War MemorialGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBScrooby 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.