About the Bretby Conservation Area
The Bretby Conservation Area covers about 53 hectares and was designated by South Derbyshire District Council in 1976. Inside the boundary are 7 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 6 Grade II). The most significant is Bretby Hall, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Bretby 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.
- Bretby HallGrade II*
- Bretby Old SchoolGrade II
- Church of St WystanGrade II
- Green View Honeysuckle CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone Box on Bretby Village GreenGrade II
- Old School HouseGrade II
- War Memorial and PumpGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBretby Conservation Area AppraisalSouth Derbyshire District 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 South Derbyshire District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.