About the Ashby-de-la-Zouch Conservation Area
The Ashby-de-la-Zouch Conservation Area covers about 36 hectares and was designated by North West Leicestershire District Council in 1972. Inside the boundary are 138 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 6 Grade II*, 130 Grade II). The most significant is Castle Ruins (including 2 Isolated Towers at South East and South West Angles of Outer Wall), 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 Ashby-de-la-Zouch 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.
- Castle Ruins (including 2 Isolated Towers at South East and South West Angles of Outer Wall)Grade I
- Parish Church of St HelenGrade I
- Former Midland Railway StationGrade II*
- Glenridding Mansion HouseGrade II*
- Loudoun MonumentGrade II*
- Rawdon House and Rawdon TerraceGrade II*
- The Bulls HeadGrade II*
- The Royal HotelGrade II*
- 1-3, ChurchyardGrade II
- 1, Hill StreetGrade II
- 1, North StreetGrade II
- 10 Lower Church StreetGrade II
- 10-15, South StreetGrade II
- 102, Market StreetGrade II
- 104 and 106, Market StreetGrade II
- 108, Market StreetGrade II
- 13 and 15, Upper Church StreetGrade II
- 14 Kilwardby StreetGrade II
- 16 and 18 Kilwardby StreetGrade II
- 16, Market StreetGrade II
- 17 and 17a, Upper Church StreetGrade II
- 18-23, South StreetGrade II
- 18, Market StreetGrade II
- 19, Lower Church StreetGrade II
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- 19, Upper Church StreetGrade II
- 2 Iron Bollards at Entrance to Union PassageGrade II
- 20, Market StreetGrade II
- 21 and 23, Upper Church StreetGrade II
- 21, Lower Church StreetGrade II
- 23 Market StreetGrade II
- 23-27, Lower Church StreetGrade II
- 24 and 26, Market StreetGrade II
- 25, Market StreetGrade II
- 25, Upper Church StreetGrade II
- 26, North StreetGrade II
- 27, Market StreetGrade II
- 28 and 32 Market StreetGrade II
- 3 and 5, Hill StreetGrade II
- 3, Market StreetGrade II
- 31, Market StreetGrade II
- 33, Market StreetGrade II
- 34, Market StreetGrade II
- 34a, Market StreetGrade II
- 36, Wood Street and 2, Court 22, Wood StreetGrade II
- 41 and 43, Wood StreetGrade II
- 47 and 49, Wood StreetGrade II
- 47, Market StreetGrade II
- 5 and 7, Lower Church StreetGrade II
- 50, Market StreetGrade II
- 51 and 53, Wood StreetGrade II
- 51, Market StreetGrade II
- 52, Market StreetGrade II
- 52, Wood StreetGrade II
- 53 and 53A, Market Street (including rear range of outbuildings along Mill Lane)Grade II
- 54, Wood StreetGrade II
- 55 and 57, Market StreetGrade II
- 55, Wood StreetGrade II
- 56a, Market StreetGrade II
- 58, Market StreetGrade II
- 60, Market StreetGrade II
- 63, Market StreetGrade II
- 65, Market StreetGrade II
- 66 and 68, Market StreetGrade II
- 68, Wood StreetGrade II
- 69, Market StreetGrade II
- 70 and 72, Market StreetGrade II
- 70, Wood StreetGrade II
- 71, Market StreetGrade II
- 72, Wood StreetGrade II
- 76, Market StreetGrade II
- 78 and 80, Market StreetGrade II
- 8-12, The GreenGrade II
- 8, Mill LaneGrade II
- 81, Market StreetGrade II
- 81A Market StreetGrade II
- 83 and 85, Market StreetGrade II
- 84 and 86, Market StreetGrade II
- 88, Market StreetGrade II
- 89, Market StreetGrade II
- 9 and 11, Lower Church StreetGrade II
- 9, Mill LaneGrade II
- 90 and 92, Market StreetGrade II
- 94 and 96, Market StreetGrade II
- Ashby De La Zouch Boys' Grammar SchoolGrade II
- Baptist ChapelGrade II
- Boundary Wall to South Side of Kilwardby Street at Number 1 Boundary Walls on South Side of Kilwardby StreetGrade II
- Boundary Wall to South Side of Kilwardby Street at Number 2Grade II
- Boundary Wall to South Side of Kilwardby Street at Number 3 Boundary Walls on South Side of Kilwardby StreetGrade II
- Boundary Wall to South Side of Kilwardby Street at Number 4Grade II
- Cast iron former lamp standardGrade II
- Castle LodgeGrade II
- Church of the Holy TrinityGrade II
- Congregational ChurchGrade II
- Court Number 2, Numbers 5, 6 and Adjoining BuildingGrade II
- Drinking trough (on pavement outside Esso Garage)Grade II
- Eastern buildings at Ashby de la Zouch Boys' Grammar SchoolGrade II
- Entrance Gates and Piers to Churchyard of St Helen's Parish ChurchGrade II
- Former Stables at Queen's Head InnGrade II
- Garden Boundary Wall to the North of Manor House SchoolGrade II
- Gate Piers and Street Boundary Wall at Ashby De La Zouch Boys' Grammar SchoolGrade II
- Gate Piers and Wall at Entrance to Manor House SchoolGrade II
- Gate Piers at Mansion HouseGrade II
- Gazebo With Attached Length of Garden Wall at Larach BegGrade II
- H and A Orton LimitedGrade II
- Hendon HouseGrade II
- HsbcGrade II
- Huntingdon HouseGrade II
- Ivy HouseGrade II
- Kilwardby HouseGrade II
- Knights MewsGrade II
- La Zouch RestaurantGrade II
- Lockton HouseGrade II
- Manor House SchoolGrade II
- Mount HouseGrade II
- No. 8a Mill Lane MewsGrade II
- Number 17 (including Rear Building) (joined)Grade II
- Numbers 12 and 10 (including Rear Wing of Number 12)Grade II
- Old Milestone (outside Number 10)Grade II
- Post OfficeGrade II
- Railed Wall, Piers and Side Gates to Forecourt at Baptist ChapelGrade II
- Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of LourdesGrade II
- Shoulder of Mutton Public HouseGrade II
- Southern Garden Wall at the VicarageGrade II
- Street Boundary Wall to Garden of Number 44 (the Shrubberies)Grade II
- Street Boundary Wall to the Eastern Buildings of Ashby De La Zouch Boys' Grammar SchoolGrade II
- The Lamb InnGrade II
- The ManseGrade II
- The Market HallGrade II
- The Old Vicarage and Hastings HouseGrade II
- The Priest HouseGrade II
- The Queen's Head InnGrade II
- The White Hart Public HouseGrade II
- Town HallGrade II
- Two bollardsGrade II
- Two BollardsGrade II
- War Memorial in churchyard to west of St Helen's Parish ChurchGrade II
- War Memorial With Attached Railings, Piers, Gate and LampsGrade II
- Western Wall and Garden Boundary Wall (including Western End Piers) at Number 26a (glenridding)Grade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Market StreetWood StreetLower Church StreetUpper Church StreetHill StreetMill LaneNorth StreetSouth StreetThe Green
The council’s appraisal
WEBAshby-de-la-Zouch 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.