About the Knipton Conservation Area
The Knipton Conservation Area covers about 16 hectares within Melton Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 12 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, 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 Knipton 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 II*
- Church CottagesGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Post OfficeGrade II
- Knipton Memorial CrossGrade II
- Monument 13 Metres South of Tower of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Monument 15 Metres South of Tower of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Old RectoryGrade II
- Post OfficeGrade II
- Primary SchoolGrade II
- Red House InnGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- Village Pump and Pump ShelterGrade II
- Vine HouseGrade 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.