About the Queniborough Conservation Area
The Queniborough Conservation Area covers about 25 hectares within Charnwood Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 23 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 21 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Queniborough 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 St MaryGrade I
- The Old HallGrade II*
- 12 and 14, Main StreetGrade II
- 22-28, Main StreetGrade II
- 25, Main StreetGrade II
- 38 and 40, Main StreetGrade II
- 7, Main StreetGrade II
- 71, Main StreetGrade II
- 73, Main StreetGrade II
- 75 and 77, Main StreetGrade II
- 79, Main StreetGrade II
- 80, Main StreetGrade II
- 81, Main StreetGrade II
- 82, Main StreetGrade II
- 84, Main StreetGrade II
- 85, Main StreetGrade II
- 86 and 88, Main StreetGrade II
- Barn and wall in Queniborough Hall groundsGrade II
- Outbuilding to Rear of Number 86Grade II
- Pump to Rear of Number 12Grade II
- Queniborough HallGrade II
- Queniborough War MemorialGrade II
- The White HouseGrade 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.