About the Clipsham Conservation Area
The Clipsham Conservation Area covers about 50 hectares and was designated by Rutland County Council in 1979. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (3 Grade II*, 12 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 Clipsham 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*
- Clipsham HallGrade II*
- Manor Farmhouse and Outbuilding RangeGrade II*
- Church Farmhouse and OutbuildingGrade II
- Clipsham House and StableGrade II
- Entrance Piers and Gates at Clipsham HallGrade II
- Hall Garden Cottage and Garden WallGrade II
- Home Farm (wakerley's) CottageGrade II
- Home FarmhouseGrade II
- Outbuildings at Manor FarmGrade II
- Piers and Gates to Churchyard of St MaryGrade II
- Post Office Western FarmhouseGrade II
- Stables and Cottage, Together With Hall Stable Cottage at Clipsham HallGrade II
- SycamoresGrade II
- Thoms BarnGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBClipsham 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.