About the Market Bosworth Conservation Area
The Market Bosworth Conservation Area covers about 37 hectares within Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 61 listed buildings (3 Grade II*, 58 Grade II). The most significant is Bosworth Park Infirmary, 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.
- Bosworth Park InfirmaryGrade II*
- Church of St PeterGrade II*
- The Dower HouseGrade II*
- 1, Main StreetGrade II
- 1, Station RoadGrade II
- 1,3 and 3a, Market PlaceGrade II
- 10 and 12, Main StreetGrade II
- 12-18, Market PlaceGrade II
- 163, The ParkGrade II
- 17 and 19, Station RoadGrade II
- 19-23, Market PlaceGrade II
- 2, Main StreetGrade II
- 20, Market PlaceGrade II
- 21, Station RoadGrade II
- 23, Station RoadGrade II
- 25, Market PlaceGrade II
- 25, Station RoadGrade II
- 26, Park StreetGrade II
- 27, Station RoadGrade II
- 28, Park StreetGrade II
- 3, Main StreetGrade II
- 30, Park StreetGrade II
- 31, Park StreetGrade II
- 4 and 6, Main StreetGrade II
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- 4 and 6, Market PlaceGrade II
- 5 and 7, Main StreetGrade II
- 5, Church StreetGrade II
- 7, Station RoadGrade II
- 8 and 10, Market PlaceGrade II
- 9 and 11, Station RoadGrade II
- 9, Market PlaceGrade II
- 9, Sutton LaneGrade II
- Barns at Home Farm CottageGrade II
- Church of England SchoolGrade II
- Dogs GraveGrade II
- Former Bank Now Part of the Dixie Grammar SchoolGrade II
- Former Grammar SchoolGrade II
- Game LarderGrade II
- Gate Piers to Bosworth ParkGrade II
- Glebe FarmhouseGrade II
- Home Farm CottageGrade II
- Ice HouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Old Black Horse Public House, Market PlaceGrade II
- PumpGrade II
- Rainbow CottageGrade II
- Screen Wall in Front of HallGrade II
- Screen Wall to Garden of HallGrade II
- Southern Bridge Over MoatGrade II
- The Dixie Arms Public HouseGrade II
- The Forge, House and attached boundary wall, 13-15 Park StreetGrade II
- The Grey HouseGrade II
- The Iron BridgeGrade II
- The Old Black Horse Public HouseGrade II
- The Old ClubhouseGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The Red Lion Public HouseGrade II
- The WheatsheafGrade II
- Triumphal Arch in Walled GardenGrade II
- Walled Garden, Greenhouses and TowerGrade II
- War MemorialGrade II
- Warwick HouseGrade 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
WEBMarket Bosworth 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.