Planning permission in Hinckley and Bosworth
Most single-storey rear extensions within the national permitted development limits don't need planning permission in Hinckley and Bosworth. The rules are stricter in its 28 conservation areas, where side extensions, two-storey extensions and loft dormers need permission. Check your address to see which rules apply.
Hinckley and Bosworth at a glance
- Conservation areas
- 28
- Article 4 areas
- Not published
- Protected landscapes
- None
- Planning decisions
- Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
How many conservation areas are there in Hinckley and Bosworth?
Hinckley and Bosworth has 28 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.
- Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal
- Barwell A
- Barwell B
- Bilstone
- Burbage
- Cadeby
- Congerstone
- Desford
- Earl Shilton
- Groby
- Higham on the Hill
- Hinckley, Hollycroft
- Hinckley - Druid Street
- Hinckley - Town Centre
- Market Bosworth
- Markfield
- Nailstone
- Newbold Verdon
- Orton on the Hill
- Osbaston
- Ratby
- Shackerstone
- Shenton
- Sibson
- Stoke Golding
- Sutton Cheney
- Twycross
- Witherley
Read more: extensions, loft dormers, garden rooms and solar panels in a conservation area.
Does Hinckley and Bosworth have Article 4 directions?
Hinckley and Bosworth 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 Hinckley and Bosworth in a national park, National Landscape or green belt?
- There is green belt in or bordering Hinckley and Bosworth. Householder permitted development rights apply as normal in the green belt, but if you need planning permission, green belt policy limits how much a home can be enlarged.
Listed buildings and protected trees in Hinckley and Bosworth
Listed buildings everywhere in England are recorded by Historic England, and the checker looks for them at every address. Hinckley and Bosworth 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.
Hinckley and Bosworth 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 Hinckley and Bosworth publish?
| Data | Status | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Conservation area boundaries | Published | 28 |
| 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 |
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Data from planning.data.gov.uk, published by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council and national bodies under the Open Government Licence, last updated here on 30 October 2026. Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council website.