About the Empingham Conservation Area
The Empingham Conservation Area covers about 18 hectares and was designated by Rutland County Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 58 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 56 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter, 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 PeterGrade I
- Old Prebendal HouseGrade II*
- 1, Audit Hall RoadGrade II
- 1, Main StreetGrade II
- 10 12 14, Main StreetGrade II
- 10, Church StreetGrade II
- 11, Church StreetGrade II
- 16 18, Crocket LaneGrade II
- 2 4, Nook LaneGrade II
- 22, Main StreetGrade II
- 3 Fancourt Tombs at Churchyard of St PeterGrade II
- 3, Audit Hall RoadGrade II
- 32 34, Main StreetGrade II
- 4, Church StreetGrade II
- 40, Main StreetGrade II
- 5 7, Church StreetGrade II
- 5, Love's LaneGrade II
- 6-10, Crocket LaneGrade II
- 81 85, Main StreetGrade II
- 9, Church StreetGrade II
- Allen Monument at Churchyard of St PeterGrade II
- British Legion HallGrade II
- Brockett/chapman Tomb at Churchyard of St PeterGrade II
- Church BridgeGrade II
Show all 58 listed buildings ↓All 58 listed buildings
- Cole CottageGrade II
- Cornerways and Corner StoneGrade II
- Cottage at Old Prebendal HouseGrade II
- Cross Shaft at Churchyard of St PeterGrade II
- Dexter Tomb at Churchyard of St PeterGrade II
- DovecoteGrade II
- Dovecote at Old Prebendal HouseGrade II
- Dowthan Tomb at Churchyard of St PeterGrade II
- Fancourt Tomb at Churchyard of St PeterGrade II
- Fysh Tomb at Churchyard of St PeterGrade II
- Gilford Tomb at Churchyard of St PeterGrade II
- Grey BarnGrade II
- Hollies YeomansGrade II
- Honey Cottage and Barn/garage at Number 4Grade II
- Hp/cp Tomb at Churchyard of St PeterGrade II
- Lindsay HouseGrade II
- Lower Farmhouse and BarnGrade II
- Manor Cottage StoneleighGrade II
- Menton CottageGrade II
- Number 16 and WallGrade II
- Outbuildings and Walls at Numbers 10, 12 and 14Grade II
- Rosfry FarmhouseGrade II
- Syson Tomb at Churchyard of St PeterGrade II
- The FirsGrade II
- The Old BakeryGrade II
- The Old School HouseGrade II
- The SchoolGrade II
- The Wilderness White GablesGrade II
- Tithe Barn at Old Prebendal HouseGrade II
- Tomb at Churchyard of St Peter 10 Metres South of South Porch of ChurchGrade II
- Venies Tomb at Churchyard of St PeterGrade II
- Wall at White Gables and the WildernessGrade II
- Walls, Steps, Gate Piers and Gates at Churchyard of St PeterGrade II
- Wilson Tomb at Churchyard of St PeterGrade 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
WEBEmpingham 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.