About the Appleby Magna Conservation Area
The Appleby Magna Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares and was designated by North West Leicestershire District Council in 1995. Inside the boundary are 19 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 17 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Michael, 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 MichaelGrade II*
- The Moat HouseGrade II*
- 17, Church StreetGrade II
- 24, Top StreetGrade II
- 8, 12, 14 and 16, Top StreetGrade II
- Appleby Magna War MemorialGrade II
- Black Horse InnGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Eastgate HouseGrade II
- Former National SchoolGrade II
- Gatepiers and Retaining Wall to Churchyard of St MichaelGrade II
- Hill HouseGrade II
- Home FarmhouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, Church StreetGrade II
- Moores AlmhousesGrade II
- Overstreet HouseGrade II
- The Dovecote at the Moat HouseGrade II
- Wall in Front of Moores AlmhousesGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBAppleby Magna Conservation Area AppraisalNorth West Leicestershire 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 North West Leicestershire District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.