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East MidlandsConservation areas in Harborough District Council
50 conservation areas and 0 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Allexton
Designated 1994 · ref. 6578
Rules & recordEast Langton
Designated 1972 · ref. 9264
Rules & recordEast Norton
Designated 1994 · ref. 9265
Rules & recordFoxton
Designated 1975 · ref. 9266
Rules & recordGaulby
Designated 1994 · ref. 9267
Rules & recordGrand Union Canal
Official record · ref. 10009
Rules & recordGreat Bowden
Designated 1974 · ref. 9268
Rules & recordGreat Easton
Designated 1974 · ref. 9269
Rules & recordGumley
Designated 1976 · ref. 9270
Rules & recordHallaton
Designated 1973 · ref. 9271
Rules & recordHorninghold
Designated 1973 · ref. 9272
Rules & recordHoughton on the Hill
Designated 1973 · ref. 9273
Rules & recordHungarton
Designated 1975 · ref. 9274
Rules & recordHusbands Bosworth
Designated 1987 · ref. 9275
Rules & recordIllston on the Hill
Designated 1994 · ref. 9276
Rules & recordKeyham
Designated 1975 · ref. 9277
Rules & recordKibworth Beauchamp
Designated 1982 · ref. 9278
Rules & recordKibworth Harcourt
Designated 1982 · ref. 9279
Rules & recordKimcote
Designated 1977 · ref. 9280
Rules & recordKings Norton
Designated 1994 · ref. 9281
Rules & recordLaughton
Designated 1975 · ref. 9282
Rules & recordLeire
Designated 1975 · ref. 9283
Rules & recordLoddington
Designated 2006 · ref. 9284
Rules & recordLowesby
Designated 1975 · ref. 9285
Rules & recordLubenham
Designated 1975 · ref. 9286
Rules & recordLutterworth
Designated 1972 · ref. 9287
Rules & recordMarket Harborough
Designated 1969 · ref. 180
Rules & recordMedbourne
Designated 1973 · ref. 9288
Rules & recordNevill Holt
Designated 1974 · ref. 9289
Rules & recordNorth Kilworth
Designated 1972 · ref. 9290
Rules & recordOwston
Designated 1975 · ref. 9291
Rules & recordPeatling Parva
Designated 1976 · ref. 9292
Rules & recordRolleston including New Inn
Designated 1994 · ref. 9293
Rules & recordSaddington
Designated 1975 · ref. 9294
Rules & recordScraptoft
Designated 1994 · ref. 9295
Rules & recordShawell
Designated 1975 · ref. 9296
Rules & recordShearsby
Designated 1975 · ref. 9297
Rules & recordSkeffington
Designated 1975 · ref. 9298
Rules & recordSlawston
Designated 1973 · ref. 9299
Rules & recordSmeeton Westerby
Designated 1975 · ref. 9300
Rules & recordStoughton
Designated 1987 · ref. 9301
Rules & recordSwinford
Designated 1975 · ref. 9302
Rules & recordTheddingworth
Designated 1975 · ref. 9303
Rules & recordThurnby and Bushby
Designated 1977 · ref. 9304
Rules & recordTilton on the Hill
Designated 1975 · ref. 9305
Rules & recordTugby
Designated 1975 · ref. 9306
Rules & recordTur Langton
Designated 1975 · ref. 9307
Rules & recordUllesthorpe
Designated 1978 · ref. 9308
Rules & recordWalton
Designated 1975 · ref. 9309
Rules & recordWilloughby Waterleys
Designated 1975 · ref. 9310
Rules & recordWhat a conservation area changes
Extensions
Side extensions, and rear extensions of more than one storey, are not permitted development — they need planning permission. Single-storey rear extensions keep their normal limits, but the Larger Home Extension prior-approval route is not available.
Lofts and roofs
Roof extensions such as dormers are not permitted development. Rooflights are usually fine if they don't project more than 15 cm.
Cladding
Cladding the outside of a house in stone, artificial stone, pebble dash, render, timber, plastic or tiles needs planning permission.
Outbuildings
Garden rooms, sheds and other outbuildings to the side of the house need planning permission.
Demolition
Demolishing a building larger than 115 m³ needs planning permission. Taking down a wall, gate or fence over 1 m high next to a road (or 2 m elsewhere) also needs permission.
Trees
You must give the council six weeks' notice before cutting down or pruning most trees (trunk over 7.5 cm across at 1.5 m high), even if they are not protected by a tree preservation order.
Article 4 directions
Councils can remove more permitted development rights — for example for windows, doors, porches or front boundaries — with an Article 4 direction. Check the council's list below.
Conservation area and Article 4 data: planning.data.gov.uk. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always confirm boundaries and rules with the council before starting work. General information, not legal advice.