About the Stapleford Park Conservation Area
The Stapleford Park Conservation Area covers about 329 hectares within Melton Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 19 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 16 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary Magdalen, 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 Stapleford Park 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 Mary MagdalenGrade I
- Stapleford Hall With Adjoining Service Wings and OrangeryGrade I
- Stable Range at Stapleford HallGrade II*
- Bryan's LodgeGrade II
- Gardener's Cottage and Adjoining Garden Walls, Outbuildings and Summerhouse 100 Metres West of Stapleford HallGrade II
- Gates and Gatepiers at West Entrance to Stapleford ParkGrade II
- Gates and Screen 3 Metres East of Stapleford HallGrade II
- Haha to South and East of Stapleford HallGrade II
- Holygate LodgeGrade II
- Mill Cottage and Attached Water PumpGrade II
- North Lodge at West Entrance to Stapleford ParkGrade II
- Pair of Privies at Holygate LodgeGrade II
- Shepherd's CottageGrade II
- Slaughter House 25 Metres South East of Holygate LodgeGrade II
- South Lodge and Adjoining Wash House at West Entrance to Staplford ParkGrade II
- The Bedehouses and Adjoining OutbuildingsGrade II
- Venison Larder 20 Metres of Service Wing at Stapleford HallGrade II
- Venison Larder 5 Metres South of Hilygate LodgeGrade II
- Wellhead 50 Metres West of West Front at Stapleford 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.