About the Cold Overton Conservation Area
The Cold Overton Conservation Area covers about 15 hectares within Melton Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 8 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 6 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St John the Baptist, 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 Cold Overton 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 St John the BaptistGrade I
- Cold Overton Hall and Adjoining Garden WallsGrade I
- Former Laundry, Adjoining Outbuilding, Boundary Wall and Gatepiers to North of Cold Overton HallGrade II
- Garden and Boundary Walls to East of Cold Overton HallGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Pigeoncote at Court Farmhouse and Adjoining Mounting BlockGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- West Cottage and Boundary Wall at Cold Overton HallGrade 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.