About the Ruddington Conservation Area
The Ruddington Conservation Area covers about 46 hectares within Rushcliffe Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 19 listed buildings, all 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Ruddington 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.
- 42, Easthorpe StreetGrade II
- Church of St PeterGrade II
- Church SideGrade II
- Former Framework Knitters' Workshop and Attached Outbuildings, Now Part of Museum Complex, West BlockGrade II
- Former Framework Knitters' Workshop Behind Fern VillasGrade II
- Former Framework Knitters' Workshop Behind Number 11Grade II
- Former Framework Knitters' Workshop Now Part of Museum Complex, East BlockGrade II
- Former Framework Knitters' Workshop, Now Occupied by Alfred Cook (machinists) LimitedGrade II
- Former Ruddington Free SchoolGrade II
- Framework Knitters' Cottages Now Part of Museum ComplexGrade II
- Ice House at Copper TopGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Ruddington HouseGrade II
- South Manor and attached wallGrade II
- St Peter's RoomsGrade II
- The HermitageGrade II
- Wall, railings and gateways to Former Ruddington Free SchoolGrade II
- War MemorialGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBRuddington 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.