About the Wing Conservation Area
The Wing Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares and was designated by Rutland County Council in 1981. Inside the boundary are 28 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 27 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter and St Paul, 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.
- Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II*
- 15 and 17 Middle StreetGrade II
- 20, Church StreetGrade II
- 3a and 3b, Top StreetGrade II
- 6, Church StreetGrade II
- 7, Middle StreetGrade II
- 7, The JettyGrade II
- 8, Middle StreetGrade II
- Barn and Adjoining Stable CottageGrade II
- Barn at Garden CottageGrade II
- Barn to Rear of Cedar HouseGrade II
- Barn to Rear of Wing HouseGrade II
- Barns at Number 6Grade II
- Cedar HouseGrade II
- ChurchfieldGrade II
- City Yard HouseGrade II
- Corner FarmhouseGrade II
- Garden Cottage and PumpGrade II
- Inglewood CottageGrade II
- Kings Arms Public HouseGrade II
- Length of Wall and Gate Piers Adjoining Number 8Grade II
- Methodist ChapelGrade II
- The Old HallGrade II
- Townsend HouseGrade II
Show all 28 listed buildings ↓All 28 listed buildings
- WestcottGrade II
- Westthorpe Farmhouse and BarnGrade II
- Wing HouseGrade II
- Wingwell FarmhouseGrade 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
WEBWing 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.