About the Castle Donington Conservation Area
The Castle Donington Conservation Area covers about 20 hectares and was designated by North West Leicestershire District Council in 1972. Inside the boundary are 28 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 27 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Edward King and Martyr, 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 Edward King and MartyrGrade II*
- 1, Apiary GateGrade II
- 22 and 24, Clapgun StreetGrade II
- 3 and 5, Borough StreetGrade II
- 33, Borough StreetGrade II
- 37 and 39, Clapgun StreetGrade II
- 4 and 6, SpittalGrade II
- 41, Borough StreetGrade II
- 52, SpittalGrade II
- 55-59, Clapgun StreetGrade II
- 6 and 8, Apiary GateGrade II
- 61 and 63, Borough StreetGrade II
- 7 and 9, Borough StreetGrade II
- 7 and 9, MoatGrade II
- Baptist ChurchGrade II
- CranfordGrade II
- Crown HouseGrade II
- Cruck HouseGrade II
- Donington Manor HotelGrade II
- Euroclass HouseGrade II
- Lamp Post Approximately 10 Metres to North West of Tower of Church of St Edward, King and MartyrGrade II
- Lamp Post Approximately 4 Metres to South of South Porch of Church of St Edward, King and MartyrGrade II
- Lamp Post Approximately 6 Metres North of North Door to Nave of Church of St Edward, King and MartyrGrade II
- Methodist ChurchGrade II
Show all 28 listed buildings ↓All 28 listed buildings
- Nos. 59 and 61 BondgateGrade II
- Number 4 With Storehouse AdjoiningGrade II
- Park Lane FarmhouseGrade II
- The WillowsGrade 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
WEBCastle Donington 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.