About the Long Whatton Conservation Area
The Long Whatton Conservation Area covers about 28 hectares and was designated by North West Leicestershire District Council in 2002. Inside the boundary are 17 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 16 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, 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 All SaintsGrade II*
- 2, Main StreetGrade II
- 22, 24 and 26, West EndGrade II
- 24, Main StreetGrade II
- 4, Main StreetGrade II
- 53, Main StreetGrade II
- 81, Main StreetGrade II
- FarthingsGrade II
- Ivy House FarmhouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk (adacent to No 72)Grade II
- Long Whatton War MemorialGrade II
- Manor Farmhouse and Outbuildings Surrounding Yard Immediately to RearGrade II
- Manor House Farmhouse With Outbuildings Attached to RearGrade II
- The CedarsGrade II
- The Keeper's LodgeGrade II
- The Wheel HouseGrade II
- Uplands Farmhouse and former outbuildings attached to rearGrade 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
WEBLong Whatton 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.