About the West Gate Conservation Area
The West Gate Conservation Area covers about 6.5 hectares within Mansfield District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 26 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 25 Grade II). The most significant is Waverley House, 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.
- Waverley HouseGrade II*
- 36, 38 and 38a, West GateGrade II
- 37, 38 and 39, St John StreetGrade II
- 39, West GateGrade II
- 39b,41,43 and 43a, West GateGrade II
- 40, St John StreetGrade II
- 41, St John StreetGrade II
- 48 and 50, West GateGrade II
- 57, West GateGrade II
- 61 and 63, West GateGrade II
- 62 and 64, West GateGrade II
- 65, West GateGrade II
- 67 and 69, West GateGrade II
- 69a, West GateGrade II
- 72 and 74, West GateGrade II
- 89-91, West GateGrade II
- 93, 95 and 97, West GateGrade II
- Boundary Wall and Gates at Church of St Philip NeriGrade II
- Church of St John the EvangelistGrade II
- Church of St Philip Neri and Attached PresbyteryGrade II
- Cromwell HouseGrade II
- New Inn Public HouseGrade II
- Old Market CrossGrade II
- Wall and Gate Piers to Churchyard of St John the EvangelistGrade II
Show all 26 listed buildings ↓All 26 listed buildings
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
WEBWest Gate 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.