About the Waltham on the Wolds Conservation Area
The Waltham on the Wolds Conservation Area covers about 17 hectares within Melton Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 23 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 22 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary Magdelene, 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 Waltham on the Wolds 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 MagdeleneGrade I
- 2 and 3, Church LaneGrade II
- Approximately 40 Metres of Wall and Gate Piers Along Street Boundary of Playground at Waltham on the Wolds Church of England SchoolGrade II
- Barn and Granary at Stoneleigh (number 17)Grade II
- Chester HouseGrade II
- Church of England School and SchoolhouseGrade II
- Former Marquis of Granby Public HouseGrade II
- Gale CottageGrade II
- Gale HouseGrade II
- Garden Wall and Gate Piers at Stoneleigh (number 17)Grade II
- Gateway CottageGrade II
- Hall Farmhouse (number 1) and Stone Outbuilding Adjoining to SouthGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Lychgate at East Entrance to ChurchyardGrade II
- Moorlands FarmhouseGrade II
- Pump at Rear of Thatched FarmGrade II
- Pump ShelterGrade II
- Stoneleigh HouseGrade II
- Thatched FarmGrade II
- The Old MillGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The Royal Horseshoes Public HouseGrade II
- Wall (approximately 120 Metres Long) to Embanked Churchyard of Parish Church of St Mary MagdeleneGrade 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.