About the Swinford Conservation Area
The Swinford Conservation Area covers about 15 hectares and was designated by Harborough District Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, 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 Swinford 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.
- Church of All SaintsGrade II*
- Barn and Attached Range Circa 20 Metres West of Home FarmhouseGrade II
- Cave Arms Public HouseGrade II
- Corner WaysGrade II
- Home FarmhouseGrade II
- Home FarmhouseGrade II
- Kilworth Road FarmhouseGrade II
- Park FarmhouseGrade II
- Swinford HouseGrade II
- Swinford War MemorialGrade II
- The Berries and Attached Barn and WallGrade II
- The LimesGrade II
- The Old BakehouseGrade II
- The Old ManorGrade II
- The RetreatGrade II
- Webster's FarmhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBSwinford 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.