About the Hickling Conservation Area
The Hickling Conservation Area covers about 41 hectares and was designated by Rushcliffe Borough Council in 1990. Inside the boundary are 25 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 24 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Luke, 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 Hickling 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.
- Church of St LukeGrade I
- Bowling Green CottageGrade II
- Bridge View HouseGrade II
- Chestnut HouseGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- CobblestonesGrade II
- Elm HouseGrade II
- Former Canal Warehouse Approximately 50 metres north north west of Wharf HouseGrade II
- Grantham Canal, 13 1/4 Miles Post Approximately 150 Metres East of Main Street, HicklingGrade II
- Group of Headstones in Churchyard of Church of St Luke Between South Porch and West Side of Tower South of PorchGrade II
- Headstone in Churchyard of Church of St Luke Approximately 20 Metres South West of South AisleGrade II
- Headstones in Churchyard of Church of Church of St Luke, A Group Approximately 4 Metres West of TowerGrade II
- Headstones in Churchyard of Church of St Luke, A Group Approximately 2 Metres West of the Mann Tomb ChestGrade II
- Headstones in Churchyard of Church of St Luke, A Group Immediately West of South AisleGrade II
- Headstones in Churchyard of Church of St Luke, South of South Aisle East of PorchGrade II
- Jessamine CottageGrade II
- Malthouse FarmhouseGrade II
- Mann Tomb Chest Immediately South West of Tower of Church of St LukeGrade II
- Mulberry HouseGrade II
- Stables Immediately North West of the RectoryGrade II
- Sulney CottageGrade II
- The Cottage the Little CottageGrade II
- The Elms FarmhouseGrade II
- The RectoryGrade II
Show all 25 listed buildings ↓All 25 listed buildings
The council’s appraisal
WEBHickling 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.