About the Wheatley Conservation Area
The Wheatley Conservation Area covers about 31 hectares and was designated by Bassetlaw District Council in 2010. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter and St Paul, 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.
- Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II*
- The Old Hall and Adjoining Old Hall Farm HouseGrade II*
- Bar Gate Farm House and OutbuildingsGrade II
- Barn to East of Post OfficeGrade II
- Barns and Pigeoncote at the ManorGrade II
- Cartshed at Old Mill FarmGrade II
- Corner Farm HouseGrade II
- Jasmine CottageGrade II
- North and South Wheatley War MemorialGrade II
- Old Mill Farm HouseGrade II
- Outbuilding, Pigeoncote, Barn and Stables at Plum Tree FarmGrade II
- Pigeoncote and Outbuilding at Corner FarmGrade II
- Pigeoncote With Stable and Barn at West Moor FarmGrade II
- Pigeoncote, barn and stable at Old Mill FarmGrade II
- Plum Tree Farm HouseGrade II
- The Plough InnGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWheatley 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.