About the Bainton Conservation Area
The Bainton Conservation Area covers about 29 hectares and was designated by Peterborough City Council in 1976. Inside the boundary are 21 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 19 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade I. 25 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work.
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 MaryGrade I
- Village CrossGrade I
- 22, Church LaneGrade II
- 23, Helpston RoadGrade II
- 8, Tallington RoadGrade II
- Bainton HouseGrade II
- Barn and stable range adjoining south of Vine FarmhouseGrade II
- Blue Boar HouseGrade II
- Cobleys FarmhouseGrade II
- Garden Boundary Wall to Bainton House Running East to Road and Then South East Along Road Boundary With Alington CloseGrade II
- Holly CottageGrade II
- House Occupied by Mr and Mrs De PearsGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, Barnack RoadGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- School House and the Old School RoomGrade II
- Stables East North East of Bainton HouseGrade II
- Thatch CottageGrade II
- The Bakehouse of the Old BakeryGrade II
- Vine CottageGrade II
- Vine FarmhouseGrade II
- Willow Gate and Outbuilding Adjoining to EastGrade 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
WEBBainton Conservation Area AppraisalPeterborough City 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 Peterborough City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.