About the Barkby and Barkby Thorpe Conservation Area
The Barkby and Barkby Thorpe Conservation Area covers about 66 hectares within Charnwood Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 27 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 26 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, 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 MaryGrade I
- 10, Main StreetGrade II
- 12-16, School LaneGrade II
- 12, Main StreetGrade II
- 13-19, Main StreetGrade II
- 16, Main StreetGrade II
- 21, Main StreetGrade II
- 22-30, School LaneGrade II
- 24, Main StreetGrade II
- 25, BrooksideGrade II
- 27, BrooksideGrade II
- 32, Main StreetGrade II
- 6-10, School LaneGrade II
- 6, Vicarage LaneGrade II
- 8-14, Vicarage LaneGrade II
- Barkby HallGrade II
- Barn in Old Vicarage GroundsGrade II
- Barn to Rear of Number 32Grade II
- Churchyard; Gateway to Hall, And Adjacent WallGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, Main StreetGrade II
- Numbers 2 to 6 (even) and BarnGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- The Dower HouseGrade II
- The ForgeGrade II
Show all 27 listed buildings ↓All 27 listed buildings
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- The Pochin SchoolGrade II
- The White House FarmGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Charnwood Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.