About the Blidworth Conservation Area
The Blidworth Conservation Area covers about 18 hectares and was designated by Newark and Sherwood District Council in 1977. Inside the boundary are 5 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 4 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St.Mary of the Purification, 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.
- 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 of the PurificationGrade II*
- Gateway 8 metres north east of the Church of St Mary of the PurificationGrade II
- Row of 17 Headstones 2 Metres East of the Chancel of Church of St Mary of the PurificationGrade II
- Row of 8 headstones and memorial cross 15 metres south of the Church of St. Mary of the PurificationGrade II
- The WindmillGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBlidworth Conservation Area AppraisalNewark and Sherwood District Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Newark and Sherwood District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.