About the Kibworth Beauchamp Conservation Area
The Kibworth Beauchamp Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares and was designated by Harborough District Council in 1982. Inside the boundary are 11 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.
- 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.
- 1-5, The Old Grammar SchoolGrade II
- 10, Weir RoadGrade II
- 22, High StreetGrade II
- 3 and 3a, High StreetGrade II
- 4, High StreetGrade II
- 66, High StreetGrade II
- 68, High StreetGrade II
- Cross Bank HouseGrade II
- Manor House and Garden WallGrade II
- No 33 and Garden WallGrade II
- Wall at No 70Grade 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
WEBKibworth Beauchamp Conservation Area AppraisalHarborough 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 Harborough District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.