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25 conservation areas and 371 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
All Saints'
Designated 1999 · ref. AS_v1
Rules & recordAshleigh Road
Designated 1989 · ref. AR_v1
Rules & recordAylestone
Designated 1975 · ref. AY_v2
Rules & recordBelgrave Hall
Designated 1974 · ref. BE_v2
Rules & recordBraunstone Village
Designated 1974 · ref. BR_v1
Rules & recordCastle
Designated 1969 · ref. CA_v2
Rules & recordChurch Gate
Designated 2006 · ref. CG_v2
Rules & recordEvington Footpath
Designated 1981 · ref. EF_v1
Rules & recordEvington Village
Designated 1989 · ref. EV_v1
Rules & recordGranby Street
Designated 2006 · ref. GS_v2
Rules & recordGreyfriars
Designated 2014 · ref. GF_v1
Rules & recordHigh Street
Designated 1989 · ref. HS_v2
Rules & recordKnighton Village
Designated 1975 · ref. KN_v2
Rules & recordLoughborough Road
Designated 1983 · ref. LR_v2
Rules & recordMarket Place
Designated 1974 · ref. MP_v3
Rules & recordMarket Street
Designated 1989 · ref. MS_v2
Rules & recordNew Walk
Designated 1969 · ref. NW_v1
Rules & recordOld Humberstone
Designated 1974 · ref. OH_v2
Rules & recordSouth Highfields
Designated 1981 · ref. SH_v2
Rules & recordSpinney Hill Park
Designated 1982 · ref. SP_v1
Rules & recordSt George's
Designated 1989 · ref. SG_v3
Rules & recordSt Paul's
Designated 2022 · ref. PL_v1
Rules & recordStoneygate
Designated 1978 · ref. ST_v4
Rules & recordTown Hall Square
Designated 1970 · ref. TH_v3
Rules & recordWest End
Designated 2008 · ref. WD_v2
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.
Article 4 directions in Leicester City Council
These remove some permitted development rights in the areas they cover — check whether one applies to your property before you rely on permitted development.
- 15, 17, 19 and 21 The Newarke (30 April 1991)
- 201 to 247 Aylestone Road (2 March 1983)
- 40 and 42 Old Church Street (27 May 1983)
- Ashleigh Road Conservation Area (30 April 1991)
- Braunstone Village Conservation Area (9 October 2024)
- Evington Footpath Conservation Area (26 February 2003)
- Holy Trinity Housing Action Area (2 December 1980)
- Houses in Multiple Occupation - 2013 (8 August 2013)
- Knighton Village Conservation Area (9 October 2024)
- Leicester City Council HMO Article 4 Direction 2021 (16 November 2021)
- LL/001 Reorganised Church of Jesus, 330 Abbey Lane (16 November 2016)
- LL/002 Former Abbey Meadows Mill (7 June 2013)
- LL/003 Renfrew Group, Abbey Meadows (16 November 2016)
- LL/008 Refreshment Rooms, Abbey Park (16 November 2016)
- LL/010 2 Jarvis Street (9 November 2016)
- LL/011 Former Kapital Buildings, 3 Navigation Street (9 November 2016)
- LL/012 Hoskins Brewery, 133 Beaumanor Road (16 November 2016)
- LL/013 St Patrick's Church, Beaumont Leys Lane (16 November 2016)
- LL/014 Former Corah Factory, St John Street (9 November 2016)
- LL/015 Former Pineapple PH, 27 Burleys Way (9 November 2016)
- LL/016 National Space Centre, Exploration Drive (16 November 2016)
- LL/018 62 Friday Street (9 November 2016)
- LL/019 72-74 Friday Street (9 November 2016)
- LL/019 72-74 Friday Street (17 November 2022)
- LL/020 20 Frog Island (9 November 2016)
- LL/025 Former Station, 52-54 Great Central Street (9 November 2016)
- LL/026 Central House, Great Central Street (9 November 2016)
- LL/027 St Luke's Church & Hall Halifax Drive (16 November 2016)
- LL/029 Stocking Farm Community Centre, Packwood Road (16 November 2016)
- LL/030 The Old Transformer, Painter Street (9 November 2016)
- LL/033 Former Leeson's Factory, 11 Canning Place (9 November 2016)
- LL/035 14 - 24 Talbot Lane (9 November 2016)
- LL/037 Granby Primary School, Aylestone Road (2 November 2016)
- LL/039 255 Milligan Road (2 November 2016)
- LL/040 126 Wigstone Lane (2 November 2016)
- LL/041 Lodge & Covered Reservoir, Anstey Lane (9 November 2016)
- LL/042 Crabtree Cottages, Thurcaston Road (2 November 2016)
- LL/043 Crematorium & Chapels, Gilroes Cemetery, Groby Road (9 November 2016)
- LL/044 Entrance Lodge & Entrance Gates, Gilroes Cemetery, Groby Road (9 November 2016)
- LL/045 Jewish Chapel, Gilroes Cemetery, Groby Road (9 November 2016)
- LL/046 6 Rowlinson Court, Groby Road / Heathley Park Drive (9 November 2016)
- LL/047 2 Heathley Park, Groby Road / Heathley Park Drive (9 November 2016)
- LL/048 Former Leicester Frith Farm, Sangha Close (2 November 2016)
- LL/049 BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, 135 Gipsy Lane (16 November 2016)
- LL/050 Gurdwara Shri Guru Dashmesh Sahib, 49 Gipsy Lane (16 November 2016)
- LL/051 Rushey Mead Primary School, Gipsy Lane (16 November 2016)
- LL/052 Methodist Church & Hall, Harrison Road (16 November 2016)
- LL/053 Jubilee PH, 112 Leire Street (16 November 2016)
- LL/054 Coliseum 98-100 Melton Road (9 November 2016)
- LL/055 Christ Church, Barbara Road (16 November 2016)
- LL/056 Lodge to Braunstone Park, Braunstone Avenue (2 November 2016)
- LL/057 Caldecote Primary School, Caldecote Road (16 November 2016)
- LL/058 Holy Apostles Church, Fosse Road South (2 November 2016)
- LL/059 Vicarage, Holy Apostles Church 281 Fosse Road South (2 November 2016)
- LL/060 249 Fosse Road South (2 November 2016)
- LL/061 1 & 3 Gaddesby Avenue (2 November 2016)
- LL/062 Blessed Sacrament Church, Gooding Avenue (16 November 2016)
- LL/063 Island Place, Gooding Avenue (16 November 2016)
- LL/065 1 - 14 Haig Place, Braunstone Avenue (2 November 2016)
- LL/066 The Lodge, Braunstone Park, Hinckley Road (2 November 2016)
Showing 60 of 371. The full list is on the council's website.
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