About the Little Chester Conservation Area
The Little Chester Conservation Area covers about 28 hectares and was designated by Derby City Council in 1991. Inside the boundary are 5 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 4 Grade II). The most significant is Stone House Prebend, 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 Little Chester 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.
- Stone House PrebendGrade II*
- Church of St PaulGrade II
- Derwent HouseGrade II
- Handyside Arch Bridge (over River Derwent)Grade II
- Little Chester War MemorialGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBLittle Chester Conservation Area AppraisalDerby City Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Derby City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.