About the Bunny Conservation Area
The Bunny Conservation Area covers about 25 hectares within Rushcliffe Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 23 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 19 Grade II). The most significant is Bunny Hall, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Bunny CA
- 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.
- Bunny HallGrade I
- Church of St Mary and Adjoining WallGrade I
- Ivy Cottage and Adjoining WallsGrade II*
- Old School incorporating schoolhouse and almshousesGrade II*
- 15, Main StreetGrade II
- 5 and 7 Main StreetGrade II
- Barn Dated 1734 at Bunny HallGrade II
- Coach House, Fuel Store and Wash House to West of and Adjacent to Number 17Grade II
- Cottage 12 Metres South of the Rancliffe ArmsGrade II
- Garden walls and outbuildings of Walled Garden formerly at Bunny HallGrade II
- Number 15 and Adjoining CottageGrade II
- Outbuilding to the North of Bunny HallGrade II
- Parish RoomsGrade II
- Range of Barns and Carriage Archway at Bunny HallGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Small Tomb Chest About 50 Metres South of Bunny HallGrade II
- Stable Behind Number 15Grade II
- Stable Block at Bunny HallGrade II
- Sundial About 50 Metres South of Bunny HallGrade II
- The GrangeGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- The Rancliffe ArmsGrade II
- White House and Adjoining BarnGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBunny Conservation Area AppraisalRushcliffe 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 Rushcliffe Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.