About the Cottesmore Conservation Area
The Cottesmore Conservation Area covers about 21 hectares and was designated by Rutland County Council in 1981. Inside the boundary are 27 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 26 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Nicholas, 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 St NicholasGrade II*
- 12, The LeasGrade II
- 16, Mill LaneGrade II
- 17, Main StreetGrade II
- 18-20, Mill LaneGrade II
- 20, Main StreetGrade II
- 27, Main StreetGrade II
- 37-39, Mill LaneGrade II
- 42, Main StreetGrade II
- 45, Main StreetGrade II
- 47, Main StreetGrade II
- 5, The LeasGrade II
- 53, Main StreetGrade II
- 59, Main StreetGrade II
- 7, Clatterpot LaneGrade II
- Cottesmore GrangeGrade II
- Fir Tree FarmhouseGrade II
- Holme FarmhouseGrade II
- Honeypot CottageGrade II
- Lilac FarmhouseGrade II
- Outbuilding at Site of Cottesmore HallGrade II
- Sun Inn Public HouseGrade II
- SunnysideGrade II
- The FaulklandsGrade II
Show all 27 listed buildings ↓All 27 listed buildings
- The LimesGrade II
- The ThatchGrade II
- War Memorial at Churchyard of St NicholasGrade 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
WEBCottesmore 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.