About the St Catherines Conservation Area
The St Catherines Conservation Area covers about 45 hectares and was designated by City of Lincoln Council in 1979. Inside the boundary are 7 listed buildings, all 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn St Catherines 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.
- Chaplin Arms Public HouseGrade II
- Church of St BotolphGrade II
- Former Chapels at the Old CemeteryGrade II
- Lodge and Adjoining Outbuilding at the Old CemeteryGrade II
- Mortuary on North Side of the Old CemeteryGrade II
- St Catherines Methodist Church and Adjoining Church HallGrade II
- Toll Bar LodgeGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBSt Catherines Conservation Area AppraisalCity of Lincoln 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 City of Lincoln Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.