About the Market Place Conservation Area
The Market Place Conservation Area covers about 6.2 hectares and was designated by Mansfield District Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 31 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 29 Grade II). The most significant is Cavendish Monument and Attached Railings, 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.
- Cavendish Monument and Attached RailingsGrade II*
- The Old Town Hall and Attached Piers and RailingsGrade II*
- 1, Market PlaceGrade II
- 10 and 12, Stockwell GateGrade II
- 11 and 13, Church StreetGrade II
- 11, Leeming StreetGrade II
- 17 and 18, Market PlaceGrade II
- 23a, Market PlaceGrade II
- 3, Market StreetGrade II
- 3, Stockwell GateGrade II
- 46-52, Leeming Street and 3 and 5 Toothill LaneGrade II
- 5 and 7, Church StreetGrade II
- 5 and 7, Stockwell GateGrade II
- 6 and 7, Market PlaceGrade II
- 7 and 9, Toothill LaneGrade II
- 7, West GateGrade II
- 8, Market PlaceGrade II
- 9, Stockwell GateGrade II
- Brunt's BuildingsGrade II
- Charter Arms Public HouseGrade II
- Former Bank at Junction With Queen's WalkGrade II
- Former Moot Hall at North Corner of Market PlaceGrade II
- Imperial BuildingsGrade II
- Mansfield Community Arts CentreGrade II
Show all 31 listed buildings ↓All 31 listed buildings
- Probate OfficeGrade II
- Railway ViaductGrade II
- The Dial Public HouseGrade II
- The Market InnGrade II
- The Swan HotelGrade II
- The White Hart Public HouseGrade II
- Westgate 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 Place Conservation Area AppraisalMansfield District 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 Mansfield District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.