About the Woodhouse Forest Road Conservation Area
The Woodhouse Forest Road Conservation Area covers about 8.6 hectares within Charnwood Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 21 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 20 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary in the Elms, 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 Woodhouse Forest Road 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 Mary in the ElmsGrade II*
- 229, Forest RoadGrade II
- 230, Forest RoadGrade II
- 240 and 242, Forest RoadGrade II
- 241 and 243, Forest RoadGrade II
- 244, Forest RoadGrade II
- 258, Forest RoadGrade II
- 264, Forest RoadGrade II
- 271 and 273, Forest RoadGrade II
- 274, Forest RoadGrade II
- 280, Forest RoadGrade II
- Beaumanor Hall LodgeGrade II
- Garat's HayGrade II
- Gatepiers and Walls at Beaumanor LodgeGrade II
- Heanes Family Headstones in Churchyard of St Mary in the ElmsGrade II
- Herrick Family Tomb in Churchyard of St Mary in the ElmsGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, Forest RoadGrade II
- The Herrick HomesGrade II
- The HoltGrade II
- Village WellhouseGrade II
- War Memorial in Wall of Churchyard of St Mary in the ElmsGrade 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.