About the Swineshead Conservation Area
The Swineshead Conservation Area covers about 5.3 hectares and was designated by Boston Borough Council in 1982. Inside the boundary are 7 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 6 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade I. Part of the area lies in flood zone 2, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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 MaryGrade I
- Bank HouseGrade II
- Cross Base and StocksGrade II
- Old Maltings at Westholme HouseGrade II
- Swineshead War MemorialGrade II
- Westholme HouseGrade II
- Wheatsheaf HotelGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBSwineshead Conservation Area AppraisalBoston 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 Boston Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.