About the Great Casterton Conservation Area
The Great Casterton Conservation Area covers about 5.5 hectares and was designated by Rutland County Council in 1979. Inside the boundary are 14 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 13 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter and St Paul, 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 Peter and St PaulGrade I
- 14, Main StreetGrade II
- 22, Main StreetGrade II
- Barn to Rear of Holme FarmhouseGrade II
- Bridge Farmhouse and Outbuilding Adjoining to North EastGrade II
- Churchyard Wall and GatewayGrade II
- Forge CottageGrade II
- Gatepiers to the Old RectoryGrade II
- Gwash CottageGrade II
- Holme FarmhouseGrade II
- Strawsons FarmhouseGrade II
- The Crown InnGrade II
- The LimesGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBGreat Casterton 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.