About the Laughton-en-le-Morthen Conservation Area
The Laughton-en-le-Morthen Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares and was designated by Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council in 1986. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 12 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, 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.
- 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 I
- All Saints Church of England (aided) SchoolGrade II
- Barn at Manor Farm Approximately 50 Metres to South East of FarmhouseGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Gateway Approximately 30 Metres to North West of Old Hall FarmhouseGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- No. 11, HIGH STREETGrade II
- No. 2, CHURCH CORNERGrade II
- Nos. 9 and 11, CHURCH CORNERGrade II
- Old Hall Farmhouse and Attached OutbuildingGrade II
- Outbuilding Approximately 10 Metres to East of Old Hall FarmhouseGrade II
- Stables to North-East of Number 1 (the Vicarage)Grade II
- The VicarageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBLaughton-en-le-Morthen Conservation Area AppraisalRotherham Metropolitan Borough 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 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.