About the Braunston Conservation Area
The Braunston Conservation Area covers about 50 hectares and was designated by Rutland County Council in 1979. Inside the boundary are 23 listed buildings (3 Grade II*, 20 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, 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.
- 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 All SaintsGrade II*
- Hall FarmhouseGrade II*
- Quaintree HallGrade II*
- 1, High StreetGrade II
- 11, Church StreetGrade II
- 2 and 4, Church StreetGrade II
- 4, High StreetGrade II
- 40, High StreetGrade II
- Braunston in Rutland War MemorialGrade II
- Bridge Over River GwashGrade II
- Brook House StablesGrade II
- Cheseldyne FarmGrade II
- Chestnut Farmhouse and Adjoining Farm BuildingsGrade II
- Gainsborough CottageGrade II
- High HouseGrade II
- House to South West of High HouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Norman CottageGrade II
- The Blue BallGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The Old BakehouseGrade II
- Wall and Gate Piers at Quaintree HallGrade II
- Woodlane FarmhouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBBraunston 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.