About the Leckford Conservation Area
The Leckford Conservation Area covers about 21 hectares and was designated by Test Valley Borough Council in 1989. Inside the boundary are 18 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 17 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Nicholas, Grade II*. Part of the area lies in flood zone 2, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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 NicholasGrade II*
- 1-3, Winchester StreetGrade II
- 12, Winchester StreetGrade II
- 13 and 14, Winchester StreetGrade II
- 16-19, LECKFORD LANE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 28, LECKFORD LANE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 29, LECKFORD LANE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 8-11, Winchester StreetGrade II
- Abbots ManorGrade II
- AshorneGrade II
- Church CottageGrade II
- Fishing CottageGrade II
- Forge Cottage Forge Cottage, No 5 and Attached Former SmithyGrade II
- Leckford AbbasGrade II
- May Tree CottageGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The White HouseGrade II
- Wall Running North West From No 12 and North East at Each EndGrade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Test Valley Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.