About the Exton Conservation Area
The Exton Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares and was designated by Rutland County Council in 1971. Inside the boundary are 52 listed buildings, all 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.
- 1, High StreetGrade II
- 10, Blacksmiths LaneGrade II
- 10, The GreenGrade II
- 10, Top StreetGrade II
- 11, The GreenGrade II
- 12, Stamford RoadGrade II
- 12, The GreenGrade II
- 12, Top StreetGrade II
- 13 and 14, The GreenGrade II
- 15, The GreenGrade II
- 18, The GreenGrade II
- 2 and 4, Malting YardGrade II
- 2, Blacksmiths LaneGrade II
- 2, Stamford RoadGrade II
- 2, Top StreetGrade II
- 27 and 29, Pudding Bag LaneGrade II
- 3 and 5, Top StreetGrade II
- 3, High StreetGrade II
- 3, Oakham RoadGrade II
- 3, West EndGrade II
- 31, Pudding Bag LaneGrade II
- 33 and 35, Pudding Bag LaneGrade II
- 4, Blacksmiths LaneGrade II
- 4, Stamford RoadGrade II
Show all 52 listed buildings ↓All 52 listed buildings
- 4, Top StreetGrade II
- 5, High StreetGrade II
- 5, Stamford RoadGrade II
- 6, Malting YardGrade II
- 7 and 9, High StreetGrade II
- 7, The GreenGrade II
- 8-16, Pudding Bag LaneGrade II
- 8, Blacksmiths LaneGrade II
- 9, The GreenGrade II
- 9, Top StreetGrade II
- Barham CourtGrade II
- Barn to Rear of Fox and HoundsGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Exton War Memorial Cross and TabletGrade II
- Fox and Hounds Hotel and StablesGrade II
- Lodge With Railings Gate Piers and GatesGrade II
- Mansard HouseGrade II
- Old Pump HouseGrade II
- Old School HouseGrade II
- Originally Separate Premises Now Part of Number 6Grade II
- Stables Adjacent to Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Sundial CottageGrade II
- The GablesGrade II
- The NookGrade II
- Top HouseGrade II
- Villa FarmhouseGrade II
- Vine CottageGrade II
- Wall to Exton ParkGrade 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
WEBExton 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.