About the East Stoke Conservation Area
The East Stoke Conservation Area covers about 100 hectares and was designated by Newark and Sherwood District Council in 1992. Inside the boundary are 10 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 9 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Oswald, 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 OswaldGrade II*
- Foot Bridge Over School Lane in the Grounds of Stoke HallGrade II
- Group of four chest tombs in churchyard 2 metres south of Church of St OswaldGrade II
- Hall Farm HouseGrade II
- Holme Farm HouseGrade II
- Monument to the Right Honourable Baron Pauncefote 5 Metres West of the Tower of the Church of St OswaldGrade II
- Stable Block and Attached Cottage and Pump at Stoke HallGrade II
- Stoke HallGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- Wharf Farm HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBEast Stoke 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.