About the Thimbleby Conservation Area
The Thimbleby Conservation Area covers about 3.7 hectares within East Lindsey District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 12 Grade II). The most significant is White Cottage, 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 Thimbleby 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.
- White CottageGrade II*
- Barn at Village FarmGrade II
- Church CottageGrade II
- Church of St MargaretGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Llyndu HouseGrade II
- Old RectoryGrade II
- Pump and WallGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- The CabinGrade II
- The Old ManorGrade II
- Village FarmhouseGrade II
- Village HallGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBThimbleby 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.