About the South Highfields Conservation Area
The South Highfields Conservation Area covers about 20 hectares and was designated by Leicester City Council in 1981. Inside the boundary are 11 listed buildings, all Grade II. 3 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below.
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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- South Highfields Conservation AreaHouseholder works
- Evington Footpath Conservation AreaHouseholder works
- New Walk Conservation AreaHouseholder works
- Leicester City Council HMO Article 4 Direction 2021Change of use
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.
- 122-128 London Road and 2-4 Highfield StreetGrade II
- 55 and 57, London Road, LeicesterGrade II
- 78, London RoadGrade II
- 82, London RoadGrade II
- Berkley Burke Building (formerley Goddards Polish Factory)Grade II
- Collegiate HouseGrade II
- Former Collegiate School LeicesterGrade II
- Leicester Hebrew CongregationGrade II
- Masonic HallGrade II
- Seventh Day Adventist ChurchGrade II
- War Memorial Seventh Day Adventist Church, University RoadGrade 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
WEBSouth Highfields 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.