Planning permission in Rushcliffe
Most single-storey rear extensions within the national permitted development limits don't need planning permission in Rushcliffe. The rules are stricter in its 35 conservation areas, where side extensions, two-storey extensions and loft dormers need permission. Check your address to see which rules apply.
Rushcliffe at a glance
- Conservation areas
- 35
- Article 4 areas
- 1
- Protected landscapes
- None
- Planning decisions
- Rushcliffe Borough Council
How many conservation areas are there in Rushcliffe?
Rushcliffe has 35 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.
- Aslockton Conservation Area
- Bingham Conservation Area
- Bradmore Conservation Area
- Bunny Conservation Area
- Car Colston Conservation Area
- Colston Bassett Conservation Area
- Costock Conservation Area
- Cropwell Bishop Conservation Area
- Cropwell Butler Conservation Area
- East Bridgford Conservation Area
- East Leake Conservation Area
- Edwalton Conservation Area
- Flintham Conservation Area
- Granby Conservation Area
- Hawksworth Conservation Area
- Hickling Conservation Area
- Keyworth Conservation Area
- Kneeton Conservation Area
- Langar Conservation Area
- Normanton On the Wolds Conservation Area
- Orston Conservation Area
- Ruddington Conservation Area
- Saxondale Conservation Area
- Scarrington Conservation Area
- Screveton Conservation Area
- Sutton Bonington Conservation Area
- Thoroton Conservation Area
- Thrumpton
- Thrumpton Conservation Area
- Upper Broughton Conservation Area
- West Leake Conservation Area
- Whatton-in-the-Vale
- Whatton Conservation Area
- Wiverton Conservation Area
- Wysall Conservation Area
Read more: extensions, loft dormers, garden rooms and solar panels in a conservation area.
Does Rushcliffe have Article 4 directions?
Rushcliffe has published 1 Article 4 area. Inside them, some permitted development rights are removed, so work that would normally be allowed needs planning permission.
What is an Article 4 direction?
Is any of Rushcliffe in a national park, National Landscape or green belt?
- There is green belt in or bordering Rushcliffe. 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 Rushcliffe
Listed buildings everywhere in England are recorded by Historic England, and the checker looks for them at every address. Rushcliffe also publishes 794 listed building outlines, which show exactly which building is listed.
Rushcliffe 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 Rushcliffe publish?
| Data | Status | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Conservation area boundaries | Published | 35 |
| Article 4 direction boundaries | Published | 1 |
| Listed building outlines | Published | 794 |
| Tree preservation order areas | Not published | 0 |
| Protected trees | Not published | 0 |
Planning work on a home in Rushcliffe? 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 Rushcliffe Borough Council and national bodies under the Open Government Licence, last updated here on 30 October 2026. Rushcliffe Borough Council website.