About the Cossington Conservation Area
The Cossington Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares within Charnwood Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, 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 Cossington 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 All SaintsGrade II*
- The Old RectoryGrade II*
- 129, Main StreetGrade II
- 133 and 137, Main StreetGrade II
- 44, Main StreetGrade II
- 68, Main StreetGrade II
- 74, Main StreetGrade II
- Close Cottage Hallside the HallGrade II
- Coach House and Stable at Number 54 (the Old Rectory)Grade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Lime Tree CottageGrade II
- Millstream CottageGrade II
- Old Manor HouseGrade II
- Thatched ShopGrade II
- Vestry at Churchyard of All SaintsGrade II
- War MemorialGrade II
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.