Planning permission in Charnwood
Most single-storey rear extensions within the national permitted development limits don't need planning permission in Charnwood. The rules are stricter in its 39 conservation areas, where side extensions, two-storey extensions and loft dormers need permission. Check your address to see which rules apply.
Charnwood at a glance
- Conservation areas
- 39
- Article 4 areas
- Not published
- Protected landscapes
- None
- Planning decisions
- Charnwood Borough Council
How many conservation areas are there in Charnwood?
Charnwood has 39 conservation areas. In a conservation area, permitted development rights are reduced: side extensions, two-storey extensions, loft dormers and cladding all need planning permission, and many councils add Article 4 directions on top.
- Anstey
- Ashby Road
- Barkby and Barkby Thorpe
- Barrow upon Soar
- Beeby
- Birstall
- Church Gate
- Cossington
- Cropston
- Hathern
- Hoton
- Leicester Road, Loughborough
- Loughborough Cemetery
- Loughborough Emmanuel Church
- Markfield
- Mountsorrel
- Newtown Linford
- Queens Park
- Queniborough
- Quorn
- Ratcliffe on the Wreake
- Rearsby
- Rothley
- Rothley Ridgeway
- Seagrave
- Shelthorpe
- Shepshed
- Sileby
- South Croxton
- Swithland
- Syston
- Thrussington
- Thurcaston
- Victoria Street, Loughborough
- Walton on the Wolds
- Woodhouse Eaves
- Woodhouse Forest Road
- Woodhouse School Lane
- Wymeswold
Read more: extensions, loft dormers, garden rooms and solar panels in a conservation area.
Does Charnwood have Article 4 directions?
Charnwood hasn't published any Article 4 boundaries on planning.data.gov.uk. Most councils have at least one Article 4 direction, often in conservation areas, so check the council's website or ask its planning team before relying on permitted development.
What is an Article 4 direction?
Is any of Charnwood in a national park, National Landscape or green belt?
There are no national parks, National Landscapes, World Heritage Sites or green belt in or bordering Charnwood.
Listed buildings and protected trees in Charnwood
Listed buildings everywhere in England are recorded by Historic England, and the checker looks for them at every address. Charnwood doesn't publish listed building outlines, so where a listed building is recorded near an address, we ask the homeowner to check whether it's theirs.
Charnwood doesn't publish its tree preservation orders as data. If there are mature trees near your project, ask the council whether any are protected before you start.
What planning data does Charnwood publish?
| Data | Status | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Conservation area boundaries | Published | 39 |
| Article 4 direction boundaries | Not published | 0 |
| Listed building outlines | Not published | 0 |
| Tree preservation order areas | Not published | 0 |
| Protected trees | Not published | 0 |
Planning work on a home in Charnwood? Put a pin on your house and we'll check it against all of this.
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Data from planning.data.gov.uk, published by Charnwood Borough Council and national bodies under the Open Government Licence, last updated here on 31 October 2026. Charnwood Borough Council website.