About the Wentworth Conservation Area
The Wentworth Conservation Area covers about 26 hectares within Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 25 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 23 Grade II). The most significant is Church of the Holy Trinity, 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 the Holy TrinityGrade II*
- Holy Trinity Wentworth (old) ChurchGrade II*
- 107-113, Main StreetGrade II
- 29, Main StreetGrade II
- 31, Main StreetGrade II
- 47, Clayfield RoadGrade II
- 60 and 62, Main StreetGrade II
- Barn at Home FarmGrade II
- Burial Enclosure Approximately 10 Metres to North East of Wentworth Old ChurchGrade II
- Churchyard Railings, Plinth Wall and Gates to Church of the Holy TrinityGrade II
- Joinery Workshop and Building Yard Cottage Forming North East Side of Building YardGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Opposite Clayfields LaneGrade II
- Kennels House and Attached Range of Buildings Known As the KennelsGrade II
- Laburnum CottageGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Mechanics Institute Number 9 With Attached Meeting HallGrade II
- North Lodge, linking wall and gateway to Wentworth ParkGrade II
- Powerhouse Adjacent to Home Farm (partly Occupied by Wentworth Windows 'gun Park')Grade II
- Railings Gate Piers and Gate to Front of Number 9 (mechanics Institute)Grade II
- The George and Dragon and Number 83 (court Cottage)Grade II
- Wentworth Forge at Building YardGrade II
- Wentworth SchoolGrade II
- Wentworth War MemorialGrade II
- West Hall and Attached Dwellings Forming Part of West Hall FoldGrade II
Show all 25 listed buildings ↓All 25 listed buildings
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
WEBWentworth 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.