About the Ayston Conservation Area
The Ayston Conservation Area covers about 6.0 hectares and was designated by Rutland County Council in 1979. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, 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 Ayston 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 MaryGrade II*
- 1, Main StreetGrade II
- 12, Main StreetGrade II
- 13, Main StreetGrade II
- 14, Main StreetGrade II
- 3, Main StreetGrade II
- 4, Main StreetGrade II
- 6, Main StreetGrade II
- Ayston HallGrade II
- Barn 30 Yards South South West of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Barn to east of No. 12 Main StreetGrade II
- Gate Piers at Ayston HallGrade II
- Hall CottageGrade II
- Hall Cottage Dairy in CourtyardGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Outbuilding to rear of No. 3 Main StreetGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBAyston Conservation Area AppraisalRutland County 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 Rutland County Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.