About the Epperstone Conservation Area
The Epperstone Conservation Area covers about 65 hectares and was designated by Newark and Sherwood District Council in 1972. Inside the boundary are 18 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 17 Grade II). The most significant is Church of the Holy Cross, 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.
- 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 the Holy CrossGrade I
- Barn and Attached Outbuiling at the Old HouseGrade II
- Belvedere CottageGrade II
- Den CottagesGrade II
- Epperstone Manor and Attached and Adjacent WallsGrade II
- Former Methodist Chapel and Attached Wall and GatewayGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Millholme ModelsGrade II
- Orchard CottagesGrade II
- Outbuildings to Rear of the Old ForgeGrade II
- Pigeoncote and Attached Garage and Walls at PoplarsGrade II
- Pigeoncote and Attached Gateways, Barn and Wall at Epperstone ManorGrade II
- Pigeoncote in Field Facing House Called the CottageGrade II
- Poplars and Attached Outbuildings and Barn With Adjacent Water PumpGrade II
- The Old Forge and Attached OutbuildingsGrade II
- The Old HouseGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The Pinfold, Opposite House Called HazelwychGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBEpperstone 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.