About the Old Bolingbroke Conservation Area
The Old Bolingbroke Conservation Area covers about 34 hectares and was designated by East Lindsey District Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 10 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 8 Grade II). The most significant is Bolingbroke Castle, Grade I. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, 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.
- 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.
- Bolingbroke CastleGrade I
- Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II*
- 1-4, The RowGrade II
- Bay CottageGrade II
- Bolingbroke HouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Old Bolingbroke War MemorialGrade II
- The Old HallGrade II
- The Old Manor HouseGrade II
- Unnamed Cottage Adjacent to the CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBOld Bolingbroke 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.