About the Hemington Conservation Area
The Hemington Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares and was designated by North West Leicestershire District Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 14 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 13 Grade II). The most significant is The Nunnery, 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.
- The NunneryGrade II*
- 15 and 17, Main StreetGrade II
- Hemington Hall With Ruined Wall to EastGrade II
- Hemington HouseGrade II
- Hemington House FarmhouseGrade II
- Hemington War MemorialGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk to South of Horseshoe CottageGrade II
- Magnolia CottageGrade II
- Number 13 and Outbuildings Attached to RearGrade II
- Number 7 With Outbuildings Adjacent to RearGrade II
- Peggs Farmhouse and attached outbuildingsGrade II
- Ruins of Old Parish ChurchGrade II
- Thatched CottageGrade II
- The Oak HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHemington 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.