About the Egleton Conservation Area
The Egleton Conservation Area covers about 47 hectares and was designated by Rutland County Council in 2004. Inside the boundary are 17 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 16 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Edmund, 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.
- 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 EdmundGrade I
- 10, Main StreetGrade II
- 10, Orchard CloseGrade II
- 12-18, Orchard CloseGrade II
- 2, Main StreetGrade II
- 20, Orchard CloseGrade II
- 3, Main StreetGrade II
- 5, Church RoadGrade II
- 7, Church RoadGrade II
- 9, Church RoadGrade II
- Barn at Number 12Grade II
- Barn in Garden of Number 10Grade II
- Brook FarmhouseGrade II
- Dovecote at Home FarmGrade II
- Home FarmhouseGrade II
- Longcroft FarmhouseGrade II
- Woodbine CottageGrade 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
WEBEgleton 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.