About the Greyfriars Conservation Area
The Greyfriars Conservation Area covers about 6.7 hectares and was designated by Leicester City Council in 2014. Inside the boundary are 38 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 33 Grade II). The most significant is The Guildhall, 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.
- 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.
- The GuildhallGrade I
- 17 Friar LaneGrade II*
- 21 St MartinsGrade II*
- St Martin's CathedralGrade II*
- Wyggeston HouseGrade II*
- 10 and 10A New StreetGrade II
- 10 and 12, Loseby LaneGrade II
- 10, Guildhall LaneGrade II
- 11 New StreetGrade II
- 12, Guildhall LaneGrade II
- 12A, 14 and 14A New StreetGrade II
- 13 New StreetGrade II
- 14, Loseby LaneGrade II
- 16 New StreetGrade II
- 18-28 Friar Lane and 2 Wycliffe StreetGrade II
- 18, Loseby LaneGrade II
- 2 New StreetGrade II
- 2-6, Guildhall LaneGrade II
- 20 Millstone LaneGrade II
- 20, Loseby LaneGrade II
- 20A Millstone LaneGrade II
- 22 Millstone LaneGrade II
- 23-27 Friar LaneGrade II
- 3, St Martins EastGrade II
Show all 38 listed buildings ↓All 38 listed buildings
- 31-37 (odd) Friar LaneGrade II
- 39-41 Friar LaneGrade II
- 4, 6 and 8 New StreetGrade II
- 4, St MartinsGrade II
- 40 Friar LaneGrade II
- 5, St Martins EastGrade II
- 6 & 8 St Martins and 17 New StreetGrade II
- 7, St Martins EastGrade II
- 8, Guildhall LaneGrade II
- 9 and 11, Millstone LaneGrade II
- Conway BuildingsGrade II
- Former Barradale OfficesGrade II
- Old Boundary Wall Immediately South of GuildhallGrade II
- St Martins House and attached gate piers and railingsGrade 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
WEBGreyfriars Conservation Area AppraisalLeicester City 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 Leicester City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.