About the Preston Conservation Area
The Preston Conservation Area covers about 10 hectares and was designated by Rutland County Council in 1979. Inside the boundary are 34 listed buildings (3 Grade II*, 31 Grade II). The most significant is 2, Cross Lane, 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.
- 2, Cross LaneGrade II*
- Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II*
- Manor HouseGrade II*
- 1, Main StreetGrade II
- 10 and 12, Main StreetGrade II
- 12 and 14, Cross LaneGrade II
- 14, Main StreetGrade II
- 15, Main StreetGrade II
- 17, Main StreetGrade II
- 26, Main StreetGrade II
- 28, Main StreetGrade II
- 3, Main StreetGrade II
- 34, Main StreetGrade II
- 37, Main StreetGrade II
- 4, Cross LaneGrade II
- 5, Main StreetGrade II
- 6 and 8, Main StreetGrade II
- Archway CottageGrade II
- Barn 50 Yards South of Dower HouseGrade II
- Bay HouseGrade II
- Cobbler's CottageGrade II
- Corner CottageGrade II
- Dower HouseGrade II
- Holly FarmhouseGrade II
Show all 34 listed buildings ↓All 34 listed buildings
- Little Yew TreeGrade II
- Mullion CottageGrade II
- Preston HallGrade II
- Preston HouseGrade II
- Preston HouseGrade II
- Preston War MemorialGrade II
- School HouseGrade II
- The RectoryGrade II
- The WoolburnGrade II
- Yew Tree HouseGrade 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
WEBPreston 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.