About the Hardwick and Rowthorne Conservation Area
The Hardwick and Rowthorne Conservation Area covers about 498 hectares and was designated by Bolsover District Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 20 listed buildings (3 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 16 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St John the Baptist, Grade I.
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 John the BaptistGrade I
- Hardwick HallGrade I
- Hardwick Old HallGrade I
- Range of Outbuildings and Stables, And Walls Enclosing A Courtyard to South of Hardwick HallGrade II*
- Ault Hucknall War MemorialGrade II
- Chest Tomb 10 Metres South West of Church of St John the BaptistGrade II
- Conduit House South of Hardwick Old HallGrade II
- Engine House, Saw Mill and Attached Chimney at Hardwick Saw MillGrade II
- Gazebo and Garden Walls at Hardwick HallGrade II
- Group of Six Statues in the Gardens of Hardwick HallGrade II
- Hall FarmhouseGrade II
- Joiner's Shop to North of Saw MillGrade II
- Pear Tree FarmhouseGrade II
- Range of Cottages to South West of Hardwick HallGrade II
- Rowthorne LodgeGrade II
- Shed to North of Engine House and Saw MillGrade II
- Stables to North West of the Hardwick InnGrade II
- Stainsby MillGrade II
- The GrangeGrade II
- The Hardwick InnGrade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Bolsover District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.