About the Caldecote Conservation Area
The Caldecote Conservation Area covers about 21 hectares and was designated by North Warwickshire Borough Council in 2023. Inside the boundary are 3 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 2 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Theobald and Saint Chad, Grade II*. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below.
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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- Borough wideHouseholder works
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 Theobald and Saint ChadGrade II*
- Chest Tomb Appoximately 1.5 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Theobald and St ChadGrade II
- Group of Two Chest Tombs Approximately 5 Metres North of Organ Chamber of Church of St Theobald and St ChadGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBCaldecote Conservation Area AppraisalNorth Warwickshire Borough 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 North Warwickshire Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.