About the Syston Conservation Area
The Syston Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares within Charnwood Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 30 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 29 Grade II). The most significant is Church of Saints Peter and Paul, 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 Saints Peter and PaulGrade I
- 10, Lower Church StreetGrade II
- 10, The GreenGrade II
- 11, Barkby RoadGrade II
- 1259, Melton RoadGrade II
- 1261, Melton RoadGrade II
- 1300, Melton RoadGrade II
- 16, Bath StreetGrade II
- 16, School StreetGrade II
- 17, Bath StreetGrade II
- 19, Chapel StreetGrade II
- 2, Bath StreetGrade II
- 2, Brook StreetGrade II
- 21, High StreetGrade II
- 3, Brook StreetGrade II
- 33, High StreetGrade II
- 57, High StreetGrade II
- 58, High StreetGrade II
- 59, High StreetGrade II
- 7, Lower Church StreetGrade II
- 8, Lower Church StreetGrade II
- 8, The GreenGrade II
- Bails CottageGrade II
- Barn at Number 59Grade II
Show all 30 listed buildings ↓All 30 listed buildings
- Chatsley HouseGrade II
- Stone HouseGrade II
- The Fox and Hounds Public HouseGrade II
- The GablesGrade II
- The Thatched CottageGrade II
- Vine HouseGrade 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.