About the Louth Conservation Area
The Louth Conservation Area covers about 107 hectares within East Lindsey District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 192 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 10 Grade II*, 181 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St James, Grade I. Part of the area lies in flood zone 2, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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 Louth 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.
- Parish Church of St JamesGrade I
- 19, Market PlaceGrade II*
- 30-36 Bridge StreetGrade II*
- 72-76, Westgate PlaceGrade II*
- Cromwells House Cromwell's HouseGrade II*
- Reading Room and LibraryGrade II*
- The MansionGrade II*
- The SycamoresGrade II*
- Thornton HouseGrade II*
- Thorpe HallGrade II*
- Westgate HouseGrade II*
- 1, CornmarketGrade II
- 1, EastgateGrade II
- 1, Market PlaceGrade II
- 1, Nichol HillGrade II
- 10 and 12, EastgateGrade II
- 10, 10b, 10c and 10d, UpgateGrade II
- 100 and 102, EastgateGrade II
- 103, EastgateGrade II
- 114 and 116, EastgateGrade II
- 118-122, EastgateGrade II
- 12, Market PlaceGrade II
- 12, Mercer RowGrade II
- 13 and 13a, CornmarketGrade II
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- 13 Mercer RowGrade II
- 13, ChequergateGrade II
- 13, Market PlaceGrade II
- 13a and 13b, UpgateGrade II
- 14 and 16, CornmarketGrade II
- 14, Market PlaceGrade II
- 14, Mercer RowGrade II
- 146 EastgateGrade II
- 15 Mercer RowGrade II
- 15-19, UpgateGrade II
- 15, ChequergateGrade II
- 16-20 Lee StreetGrade II
- 16, Nichol HillGrade II
- 16, UpgateGrade II
- 17 AND 18, MARKET PLACE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 17 and 19, WestgateGrade II
- 17 to 23 Mercer RowGrade II
- 17, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 17, CornmarketGrade II
- 17, NorthgateGrade II
- 18 and 20, CornmarketGrade II
- 18 and 20, Mercer RowGrade II
- 18 and 20, UpgateGrade II
- 18-24, WestgateGrade II
- 2 and 4, Nichol HillGrade II
- 2 K6 Telephone KiosksGrade II
- 2-8, CornmarketGrade II
- 2, ChequergateGrade II
- 2, Vickers LaneGrade II
- 20-22, Market PlaceGrade II
- 201 EastgateGrade II
- 21, UpgateGrade II
- 22 and 24, Aswell StreetGrade II
- 22-28 (even), CornmarketGrade II
- 23 and 25, UpgateGrade II
- 23, NorthgateGrade II
- 25-31 Mercer RowGrade II
- 25, NorthgateGrade II
- 25a, NorthgateGrade II
- 26, Aswell StreetGrade II
- 26, UpgateGrade II
- 28 and 30, UpgateGrade II
- 28-34, Mercer RowGrade II
- 29, Queen StreetGrade II
- 3 and 5, Queen StreetGrade II
- 3, CornmarketGrade II
- 33, Mercer RowGrade II
- 34 and 36, EastgateGrade II
- 34 and 36, WestgateGrade II
- 35-39, EastgateGrade II
- 35-39, WestgateGrade II
- 35, Mercer RowGrade II
- 36, UpgateGrade II
- 37, Mercer RowGrade II
- 38, WestgateGrade II
- 4 and 6, Mercer RowGrade II
- 4, WestgateGrade II
- 40 and 42, UpgateGrade II
- 42 and 44, GospelgateGrade II
- 43 WestgateGrade II
- 44 and 46, WestgateGrade II
- 44-48, UpgateGrade II
- 45, WestgateGrade II
- 46 and 48, GospelgateGrade II
- 46, EastgateGrade II
- 47, EastgateGrade II
- 48, EastgateGrade II
- 48, WestgateGrade II
- 5, CornmarketGrade II
- 5, UpgateGrade II
- 50 and 52, UpgateGrade II
- 50 and 52, WestgateGrade II
- 50, EastgateGrade II
- 54, WestgateGrade II
- 56, WestgateGrade II
- 57, EastgateGrade II
- 58, WestgateGrade II
- 59, EastgateGrade II
- 6 (western Portion), WestgateGrade II
- 6, UpgateGrade II
- 60, WestgateGrade II
- 61, EastgateGrade II
- 63, EastgateGrade II
- 64, WestgateGrade II
- 7-11 and 11a, CornmarketGrade II
- 7, 7a and 7b, UpgateGrade II
- 7, Market PlaceGrade II
- 7, Queen StreetGrade II
- 70, Westgate PlaceGrade II
- 71 and 73, EastgateGrade II
- 75 and 79, EastgateGrade II
- 76-80, UpgateGrade II
- 78 and 80, Westgate PlaceGrade II
- 8, EastgateGrade II
- 8, Mercer RowGrade II
- 8, UpgateGrade II
- 80, EastgateGrade II
- 81 and 83, EastgateGrade II
- 82 and 84, UpgateGrade II
- 82-88, EastgateGrade II
- 82, WestgateGrade II
- 84, WestgateGrade II
- 85-89, EastgateGrade II
- 86 and 88, UpgateGrade II
- 9, NorthgateGrade II
- 9, UpgateGrade II
- 90 and 92, UpgateGrade II
- 90, EastgateGrade II
- 91-95, EastgateGrade II
- 92, EastgateGrade II
- 94-102, UpgateGrade II
- 97, EastgateGrade II
- 99 and 101, EastgateGrade II
- Agriculture HouseGrade II
- BedehousesGrade II
- Church of St Michael and All Angels and wall, gate and gate piersGrade II
- Church PrecinctsGrade II
- Dales Warehouse including flats in southern part of buildingGrade II
- Entrance wing at Louth HospitalGrade II
- Former Black Bull Public HouseGrade II
- Garden Gateway at Thorpe HallGrade II
- Garden HouseGrade II
- Gazebo in Grounds of 32b, And Attached Garden WallGrade II
- Greyhound HotelGrade II
- Ivy HouseGrade II
- Jacksons Warehouse formerly known as Seymour and Castle WarehouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Kings Head HotelGrade II
- Lloyds BankGrade II
- Louth Centenary Methodist ChurchGrade II
- Louth HospitalGrade II
- Louth War MemorialGrade II
- Market HallGrade II
- Midland BankGrade II
- Navigation Warehouse (formerly known as Warehouse at the Junction of Riverhead and Riverhead Road)Grade II
- No 66 Garages Adjoining No 66 to RightGrade II
- Nos. 250-252 EastgateGrade II
- Nos. 254-256 EastgateGrade II
- Orme Almshouses, Warden's Lodge, entrance gate, enclosing wall and railings.Grade II
- Outbuildings to the Manor HouseGrade II
- Park HouseGrade II
- Pigeoncote at Thorpe HallGrade II
- Premises Occupied by Eve and Renshaw (eastern Portion Only)Grade II
- Premises Occupied by Masons, Fuller, Chatterton and HaxbyGrade II
- The BeechesGrade II
- The BridgeGrade II
- The CedarsGrade II
- The Coffee BeanGrade II
- The Corner HouseGrade II
- The LimesGrade II
- The Lodge (part of King Edward Vi School)Grade II
- The Manor HouseGrade II
- The Masons Arms HotelGrade II
- The Northgate StudioGrade II
- The Old MillGrade II
- The Pack Horse InnGrade II
- The PoplarsGrade II
- The PrioryGrade II
- The RectoryGrade II
- The RectoryGrade II
- The Studio, attached cloisters and railings, King Edward VI SchoolGrade II
- The Wheatsheaf InnGrade II
- The White HouseGrade II
- The Wool MartGrade II
- The Wool ShopGrade II
- Town HallGrade II
- Wrvs HeadquartersGrade II
- Ye Olde Whyte Swanne Public HouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Mercer RowMarket PlaceNichol HillQueen StreetWestgate PlaceAswell StreetBridge StreetVickers Lane
The council’s appraisal
WEBLouth Conservation Area AppraisalEast Lindsey District 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 East Lindsey District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.