About the Wymeswold Conservation Area
The Wymeswold Conservation Area covers about 25 hectares within Charnwood Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 42 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 41 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.
- 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
- 108, Brook StreetGrade II
- 12, Far StreetGrade II
- 124, Brook StreetGrade II
- 16, Far StreetGrade II
- 17, Church StreetGrade II
- 21, Far StreetGrade II
- 22, Clay StreetGrade II
- 24, Church StreetGrade II
- 25, Far StreetGrade II
- 26 and 26a, Church StreetGrade II
- 27a, Brook StreetGrade II
- 3, Church StreetGrade II
- 33, Far StreetGrade II
- 49, Far StreetGrade II
- 52, Far StreetGrade II
- 55, Far StreetGrade II
- 55, London LaneGrade II
- 57, London LaneGrade II
- 58, Brook StreetGrade II
- 64 and 66, Brook StreetGrade II
- 7, Church StreetGrade II
- 79, Brook StreetGrade II
- 9, Church StreetGrade II
Show all 42 listed buildings ↓All 42 listed buildings
- Barn Between 24 and 26Grade II
- Cradock CottageGrade II
- Farmbuildings to the Manor House Immediately West of Manor HouseGrade II
- K6 telephone kioskGrade II
- Little ThatchGrade II
- Lychgate to Church YardGrade II
- Methodist ChapelGrade II
- Pump to Rear of Hammer and Pincers Public HouseGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Sunday SchoolGrade II
- The 3 Crowns Public HouseGrade II
- The Dower HouseGrade II
- The Manor HouseGrade II
- The Old ChapelGrade II
- Tudor ThatchGrade II
- White HorseGrade II
- Wymeswold HallGrade II
- Wymeswold 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.