About the Swithland Conservation Area
The Swithland Conservation Area covers about 52 hectares within Charnwood Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 32 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 29 Grade II). The most significant is The Mountsorrel Cross C250 Metres South East of Church, 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.
- The Mountsorrel Cross C250 Metres South East of ChurchGrade I
- Church of St LeonardGrade II*
- Danvers Tomb at Church of St LeonardGrade II*
- 106, Main StreetGrade II
- 118,120 and 122, Main StreetGrade II
- 123 and 125, Main StreetGrade II
- 127, Main StreetGrade II
- 132 and 134, Main StreetGrade II
- 136 and 138, Main StreetGrade II
- 137, Main StreetGrade II
- 140, Main StreetGrade II
- 144, Main StreetGrade II
- 146, Main StreetGrade II
- 36 and 38, Main StreetGrade II
- 81 and 83, Main StreetGrade II
- Barn at Hall FarmGrade II
- Barn at Hall FarmGrade II
- Gazebo on Corner of Garden of No 173, Next to SchoolGrade II
- Gazebo, Walls and Outhouse on Corner of Road at Hall FarmGrade II
- Hall FarmhouseGrade II
- Hall Headstone in Churchyard of St LeonardGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Longlands FarmhouseGrade II
- Lych gate at Churchyard of St. LeonardGrade II
Show all 32 listed buildings ↓All 32 listed buildings
- Pit Close CottageGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- St Leonards Ce School and Head Teachers HouseGrade II
- Stable at Hall FarmGrade II
- Swithland Cross War MemorialGrade II
- Swithland HallGrade II
- Swithland Hall LodgeGrade 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.