About the Laxton Conservation Area
The Laxton Conservation Area covers about 432 hectares within Newark and Sherwood District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Michael, 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 Laxton 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 MichaelGrade I
- Barn Adjoining Holme View FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn at Bar FarmGrade II
- Cross 12 Metres South of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Farm Buildings at Ivy House FarmGrade II
- Farm Buildings at Lilac FarmhouseGrade II
- Gate Piers and Gate at Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Ivy House FarmhouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Laxton Vicarage and Adjoining Service Wing and StablesGrade II
- Laxton Village HallGrade II
- Laxton War MemorialGrade II
- Lilac FarmhouseGrade II
- Old Bar FarmhouseGrade II
- Stable at Lilac FarmhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBLaxton 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.