About the Asfordby Conservation Area
The Asfordby Conservation Area covers about 15 hectares within Melton Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 10 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Asfordby 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.
- Church of All SaintsGrade I
- The Old HallGrade II*
- The Old RectoryGrade II*
- 159, Main StreetGrade II
- 90 and 92, Main StreetGrade II
- Barn at the Old HallGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South West of Porch of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Coach House and Stable at the Old HallGrade II
- Garden Boundary Wall With Gate Piers to North West of Beechcroft (number 15)Grade II
- Pump Approximately 30 Metres South West of the Old HallGrade II
- The Blue Bell Public HouseGrade II
- The Elms at Asfordby Service StationGrade II
- Villlage CrossGrade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Melton Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.