About the Medbourne Conservation Area
The Medbourne Conservation Area covers about 25 hectares and was designated by Harborough District Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 29 listed buildings (5 Grade II*, 24 Grade II). The most significant is Bridge Dale Farmhouse, Grade II*. 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.
- Bridge Dale FarmhouseGrade II*
- Church of St GilesGrade II*
- Dale FarmhouseGrade II*
- Manor HouseGrade II*
- Old HallGrade II*
- Bridge Over Medbourne BrookGrade II
- Crown HouseGrade II
- Holly FarmhouseGrade II
- Horse and Trumpet Inn Public HouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Medbourne Old Village School and the Old School HouseGrade II
- Old Queen HouseGrade II
- Outbuildings at Old HallGrade II
- Saddler's CottageGrade II
- Shaw's FarmhouseGrade II
- Stable at the Horse and Trumpet Inn Public HouseGrade II
- Stump of Cross at Churchyard of St Giles, Circa 10 Metres South of South Porch of ChurchGrade II
- The Nevill Arms Public HouseGrade II
- The Old Ford CottageGrade II
- The Old HouseGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The SheilingGrade II
- Wall and Drinking Trough Niche at Number 4 (old Hall), Rectory Lane and the Manor House, And Bordering Manor RoadGrade II
Show all 29 listed buildings ↓All 29 listed buildings
- Wall at Number 3 (old Hall) Bordering Rectory LaneGrade II
- War MemorialGrade II
- Waterfall CottageGrade II
- Waterfall House and Wall Bordering Medbourne BrookGrade II
- Woodfield HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBMedbourne 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.