About the Rolleston Conservation Area
The Rolleston Conservation Area covers about 38 hectares and was designated by East Staffordshire Borough Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 27 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 26 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
- 1 Beacon RoadGrade II
- 1, Chapel LaneGrade II
- 14 and 16, BurnsideGrade II
- 3, Beacon RoadGrade II
- 5 and 6, Bladons YardGrade II
- 7 and 8, BrooksideGrade II
- Barn FarmhouseGrade II
- Brookhouse InnGrade II
- Brookside FarmGrade II
- Churchyard Railings and Gate Approximately 100m to West of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Dean CottageGrade II
- Dower HouseGrade II
- Ferndale CottagesGrade II
- Four Gate Piers Adjacent to No 9 Church RoadGrade II
- Hand Pump Approximately 10m East of the AlmshousesGrade II
- Ivy CottageGrade II
- Linden Lea and Wesley CottageGrade II
- Lychgate and War Memorial to Church of St MaryGrade II
- No 9 and Adjacent Cast Iron RailingsGrade II
- Outbuildings at Brookside FarmGrade II
- Perimeter Wall to East, North and South of the Almshouses, Nos. 2, 4, 6, 8 and 12Grade II
- Ridgway Memorial Approximately 30m West of Tower of Church of St MaryGrade II
- School and Attached House Approximately 100m West of Church of St MaryGrade II
Show all 27 listed buildings ↓All 27 listed buildings
- The AlmshousesGrade II
- The Croft HouseGrade II
- The Spread Eagle Public HouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBRolleston Conservation Area AppraisalEast Staffordshire Borough 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 Staffordshire Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.