About the Gainsborough Town Conservation Area
The Gainsborough Town Conservation Area covers about 9.7 hectares and was designated by West Lindsey District Council in 1983. Inside the boundary are 40 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 36 Grade II). The most significant is Parish 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.
- 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.
- Parish Church of All SaintsGrade I
- The Old HallGrade I
- Elswitha HallGrade II*
- Gatepiers to Elswitha HallGrade II*
- 1 and 3, Silver StreetGrade II
- 1, CHURCH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 10, Silver StreetGrade II
- 11 and 13, Silver StreetGrade II
- 15, Silver StreetGrade II
- 16, Silver StreetGrade II
- 18, Silver StreetGrade II
- 21, Market PlaceGrade II
- 21a, Silver StreetGrade II
- 22, Market PlaceGrade II
- 23 and 25, Silver StreetGrade II
- 24, Lord StreetGrade II
- 27, Silver StreetGrade II
- 2A, ROPERY ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 3 Market Place, GainsboroughGrade II
- 30, Market PlaceGrade II
- 31 and 33, Lord StreetGrade II
- 32, Lord StreetGrade II
- 34 and 36, Market PlaceGrade II
- 37, Lord StreetGrade II
Show all 40 listed buildings ↓All 40 listed buildings
- 39, Lord StreetGrade II
- 4, Silver StreetGrade II
- 5 and 7, Market PlaceGrade II
- 5 and 7, Silver StreetGrade II
- 62 and 64, Church StreetGrade II
- 66, Church StreetGrade II
- 68 and 70, Church StreetGrade II
- 7, Lord StreetGrade II
- 72-78, Church StreetGrade II
- 80 and 82, Church StreetGrade II
- 84 and 86, Church StreetGrade II
- 88 and 90, Church StreetGrade II
- Gainsborough LibraryGrade II
- Premises Occupied by CurtersGrade II
- The Tiger InnGrade II
- White Hart HotelGrade 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
WEBGainsborough Town Conservation Area AppraisalWest Lindsey 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 West Lindsey District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.