About the Little Eaton Conservation Area
The Little Eaton Conservation Area covers about 4.7 hectares and was designated by Erewash Borough Council in 1978. Inside the boundary are 12 listed buildings, all 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 Eaton 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.
- Barn With Byres and Hay Lofts South East of the ElmsGrade II
- Barn With Byres to South West of the ElmsGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Church of St PaulGrade II
- Former Malthouse to South of the ElmsGrade II
- Lychgate at Church of St PaulGrade II
- Number 2 (the Brick Barn) and Number 4 ( the Stone Barn)Grade II
- Outbuilding to South West of Number 18Grade II
- Parish RoomGrade II
- Queen's Head Inn and Attached Coach HouseGrade II
- The Elms FarmhouseGrade II
- The PoplarsGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBLittle Eaton Conservation Area AppraisalErewash 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 Erewash Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.