About the Upper Broughton Conservation Area
The Upper Broughton Conservation Area covers about 19 hectares within Rushcliffe Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 15 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 Upper Broughton 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
- Broughton HouseGrade II
- Coach House to Old RectoryGrade II
- Group of Headstones in Churchyard of Church of St Luke to South of Church East of PorchGrade II
- Group of Headstones in Churchyard of Church of St Luke to South of Church West of PorchGrade II
- Headstones in Churchyard of Church of St Luke west of towerGrade II
- Hill FarmhouseGrade II
- Ivy HouseGrade II
- The Old ChapelGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The Village CrossGrade II
- Tudor CottageGrade II
- Upper Broughton War MemorialGrade II
- White House FarmhouseGrade II
- Willow CottageGrade II
- Willow FarmhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBUpper Broughton 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.