About the Oakham Conservation Area
The Oakham Conservation Area covers about 61 hectares and was designated by Rutland County Council in 1971. Inside the boundary are 115 listed buildings (5 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 105 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Oakham CA
- 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 All SaintsGrade I
- Gateway to Oakham CastleGrade I
- Market CrossGrade I
- Oakham CastleGrade I
- StocksGrade I
- College House Sanatorium at Oakham SchoolGrade II*
- Flores HouseGrade II*
- Hayne HouseGrade II*
- The Shakespeare Centre Grammar SchoolGrade II*
- Yule HouseGrade II*
- 1 AND 2, CHOIR CLOSE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 1 and 3, Mill StreetGrade II
- 1, NorthgateGrade II
- 10, Church StreetGrade II
- 10, Mill StreetGrade II
- 11 High StreetGrade II
- 11, Burley RoadGrade II
- 11, Market PlaceGrade II
- 11a, 13 and 15, Mill StreetGrade II
- 12 and 14, Mill StreetGrade II
- 13 and 15, Market PlaceGrade II
- 13, High StreetGrade II
- 14 and 16, Melton RoadGrade II
- 14 and 16, NorthgateGrade II
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- 14, Church StreetGrade II
- 14a, Church StreetGrade II
- 15 and 17, High StreetGrade II
- 15, Burley RoadGrade II
- 16, Catmos StreetGrade II
- 16, Church StreetGrade II
- 16, Mill StreetGrade II
- 17, Burley RoadGrade II
- 17, Market PlaceGrade II
- 17, NorthgateGrade II
- 17a and 17b, Mill StreetGrade II
- 18 and 20, High StreetGrade II
- 18-24, Mill StreetGrade II
- 18, Melton RoadGrade II
- 19 and 21 Mill StreetGrade II
- 19, High StreetGrade II
- 2 Market StreetGrade II
- 2, Crown StreetGrade II
- 20, Melton RoadGrade II
- 21 and 23, NorthgateGrade II
- 22 and 24, NorthgateGrade II
- 22, Melton RoadGrade II
- 24, Melton RoadGrade II
- 25 and 27, NorthgateGrade II
- 25, Burley RoadGrade II
- 26 and 28 NorthgateGrade II
- 26, Melton RoadGrade II
- 27, High StreetGrade II
- 28, Melton RoadGrade II
- 29, High StreetGrade II
- 29, Melton RoadGrade II
- 3, Barleythorpe RoadGrade II
- 3, CHURCH PASSAGE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 30 and 32 NorthgateGrade II
- 34 NorthgateGrade II
- 35 and 37, NorthgateGrade II
- 35, Market PlaceGrade II
- 4-10, NorthgateGrade II
- 4, Barleythorpe RoadGrade II
- 4, Catmos StreetGrade II
- 4, Market PlaceGrade II
- 4, Mill StreetGrade II
- 41, High StreetGrade II
- 44 and 44a, High StreetGrade II
- 45, High StreetGrade II
- 47 and 49a, High StreetGrade II
- 5, 6 and 7, Alwyne CloseGrade II
- 5, Burley RoadGrade II
- 5, High StreetGrade II
- 5, Mill StreetGrade II
- 56, High StreetGrade II
- 6 and 8, Mill StreetGrade II
- 6, Church StreetGrade II
- 64, High StreetGrade II
- 7 and 7a, High StreetGrade II
- 7, Burley RoadGrade II
- 7, Mill StreetGrade II
- 72-78, High StreetGrade II
- 9, Burley RoadGrade II
- 9, Mill StreetGrade II
- Barn at Rear of Number 64 High StreetGrade II
- Catmose (rutland District Council Offices)Grade II
- Catmose Cottage and the Rutland County Museum (formerly the riding school of the Rutland Fencible Cavalry Regiment)Grade II
- Churchyard Wall at Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Dovecote at number 8 Catmos StreetGrade II
- Form Room in School Yard of Oakham SchoolGrade II
- Former Crown HotelGrade II
- Garden wall to number 8 Catmos StreetGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, Market PlaceGrade II
- Neville HouseGrade II
- Northgate FarmhouseGrade II
- Number 37 (including Adjoining Outbuildings)Grade II
- Numbers 18 and 20 (including Brick Addition to North)Grade II
- Oakham Drill HallGrade II
- Oakham Level Crossing FootbridgeGrade II
- Oakham Level Crossing Signal BoxGrade II
- Oakham Quaker Meeting HouseGrade II
- Oakham Railway StationGrade II
- Oakham War MemorialGrade II
- Outbuildings to Rear of Crown HotelGrade II
- Outbuildings, Formerly Stables, To the Odd House Public HouseGrade II
- Premises Occupied As British Legion HeadquartersGrade II
- Pump in Centre of Market PlaceGrade II
- Stabling Adjacent to Number 1 to WestGrade II
- Stowe HouseGrade II
- Swooning BridgeGrade II
- The Odd House Public HouseGrade II
- The Wheatsheaf Public HouseGrade II
- The Whipper-in HotelGrade II
- Victoria HallGrade II
- White Lion Public HouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
High StreetMill StreetMelton RoadBurley RoadMarket PlaceChurch StreetBarleythorpe RoadCatmos StreetAlwyne CloseCrown Street
The council’s appraisal
WEBOakham 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.