About the Hinckley - Town Centre Conservation Area
The Hinckley - Town Centre Conservation Area covers about 18 hectares within Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 23 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 21 Grade II). The most significant is Church of the Assumption of St Mary, 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.
- Church of the Assumption of St MaryGrade II*
- The Great MeetingGrade II*
- 2 and 2a Castle Street and 1 The BoroughGrade II
- 2 Church WalkGrade II
- 23 Castle StreetGrade II
- 3 The BoroughGrade II
- 30, Lower Bond StreetGrade II
- 35 and 37 Castle StreetGrade II
- 5 The BoroughGrade II
- 53 and 55 Castle StreetGrade II
- 8 The BoroughGrade II
- Atkins Brothers (hosiery) FactoryGrade II
- F HindsGrade II
- Former Barclays BankGrade II
- Former Library and Council OfficesGrade II
- Four Seasons FruiterersGrade II
- Francis and Mister MintGrade II
- Henry Clarke LimitedGrade II
- Hinckley Former Constitutional ClubGrade II
- Hinckley War MemorialGrade II
- MilletsGrade II
- Stage 1Grade II
- United Reformed ChurchGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHinckley - Town Centre Conservation Area AppraisalHinckley and Bosworth 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 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.