About the Farnsfield Conservation Area
The Farnsfield Conservation Area covers about 27 hectares within Newark and Sherwood District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 28 listed buildings, all 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Farnsfield 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.
- Barn and Attached Cattle Shelter and Wall at Church FarmGrade II
- Barn and Attached Outbuildings at Church FarmGrade II
- Barn at Old Manor FarmGrade II
- Burgess House and Burgess CottageGrade II
- Charnwood HouseGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Church HouseGrade II
- Church of St MichaelGrade II
- EastcotGrade II
- Farnsfield HallGrade II
- Farnsfield Hall Lodge and Attached Wall and GatewayGrade II
- Farnsfield War MemorialGrade II
- Holdyke CottageGrade II
- Jasmine CottageGrade II
- LockupGrade II
- LonglandsGrade II
- Smith's CottageGrade II
- Straws CottageGrade II
- Sundial in Church Yard of Church of St Michael, 7 Metres South of the South East AisleGrade II
- Tehidy HouseGrade II
- The Bus Stop Pot ShopGrade II
- The Coach House, Farnsfield HallGrade II
- The GrangeGrade II
- The Old School HouseGrade II
Show all 28 listed buildings ↓All 28 listed buildings
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- The Old Wheatsheaf and Drayman's CottageGrade II
- Wall and Gate at Burgess House and Burgess CottageGrade II
- Wheatsheaf CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBFarnsfield 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.