About the Linton Conservation Area
The Linton Conservation Area covers about 3.3 hectares and was designated by Herefordshire Council in 1978. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 12 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Linton 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 St MaryGrade I
- Cross Approximately 75 Metres South of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Group of Six Tomb Chests Immediately South of Chancel of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Group of Two Tomb Chests Approximately 3 Metres South of Blocked South Doorway, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Group of Two Tomb Chests Approximately 3 Metres South of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Headstone Approximately 15 Metres North of Porch, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Headstone Approximately 16 Metres North of Porch, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Headstone Approximately 17 Metres North of Tower of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Priest ChambersGrade II
- Tomb Chest Approximately 6 Metres South of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Tomb Chest Approximately 8 Metres North of Church of St Mary, To West of PorchGrade II
- Tomb Chest Approximately One Metre North of Church of St Mary, To West of PorchGrade II
- Tomb Chest, Approximately 19 Metres North of Porch, Church of St MaryGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBLinton Conservation Area AppraisalHerefordshire 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 Herefordshire Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.