About the Mountsorrel Conservation Area
The Mountsorrel Conservation Area covers about 43 hectares within Charnwood Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 36 listed buildings (3 Grade II*, 33 Grade II). The most significant is 2, Loughborough Road, 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.
- 2, Loughborough RoadGrade II*
- Church of St PeterGrade II*
- The Market CrossGrade II*
- 1 and 3, Watling StreetGrade II
- 1, Loughborough RoadGrade II
- 12 and 14, The GreenGrade II
- 17 and 19, Loughborough RoadGrade II
- 2, Castle HillGrade II
- 28, Market PlaceGrade II
- 3, 5 and 7, Loughborough RoadGrade II
- 30, Market PlaceGrade II
- 32 and 34, Market PlaceGrade II
- 32, The GreenGrade II
- 36 and 38, Market PlaceGrade II
- 4, Loughborough RoadGrade II
- 46-50, Market PlaceGrade II
- 46, Loughborough RoadGrade II
- 5 and 7, Watling StreetGrade II
- 50 and 52, The GreenGrade II
- 71, The GreenGrade II
- 89, Loughborough RoadGrade II
- Barn at and Circa 20 Metres South of Numbers 9 and 9aGrade II
- Barn at and Directly to Rear of Numbers 9 and 9aGrade II
- Christ ChurchGrade II
Show all 36 listed buildings ↓All 36 listed buildings
- Christ Church VicarageGrade II
- Gordon HouseGrade II
- Mountsorrel Mineral Railway BridgeGrade II
- Number 33 Including Carriage EntranceGrade II
- Numbers 9 and 9a and WallGrade II
- Parish Room With Walls, Piers, Gates and RailingsGrade II
- Stonehurst FarmhouseGrade II
- The GrapesGrade II
- The Nag's Head Public HouseGrade II
- Village PumpGrade II
- War MemorialGrade II
- Workshop at Number 7 and Wall at Numbers 9 and 9aGrade 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.