Conservation areas

Living in a conservation area

The designation of a conservation area indicates the council’s positive commitment to these areas and its intention to preserve and enhance the quality of the environment. However, conservation areas are not open-air museums but living communities which must be allowed to change over time in order to remain vital and prosperous. Consequently the emphasis is to guide and control development rather than to prevent it. It is important though, that all new development should be sympathetic to the special architectural and aesthetic qualities of the area, particularly in terms of scale, design, materials and space in between buildings.

Design of new development

The council has the power to require a very high standard of design which is sympathetic to the existing environment. New development must make a positive contribution to the character of the area. In view of this the council can require additional information in support of any planning application showing how the proposal will relate to the conservation area. This can mean the submission of elevations of adjacent buildings, full details of the proposal and examples of materials and colours. Usually only a fully detailed planning application will be considered, which should be accompanied by a design statement.

infobox | Conservation areas

Information about West Lindsey designated conservation areas and guides can be viewed in the documents section.

documents | Conservation areas
Document downloads
Document File Type File Size
Brattleby conservation area appraisal ( PDF, 1019.59 KB) PDF 1019.59 KB
Burton conservation area appraisal ( PDF, 3.09 MB) PDF 3.09 MB
Caistor Article 4 ( PDF, 2.07 MB) PDF 2.07 MB
Caistor conservation area appraisal ( PDF, 1.71 MB) PDF 1.71 MB
East Stockwith Conservation Area Appraisal ( PDF, 953.71 KB) PDF 953.71 KB
Fillingham Conservation Area Appraisal ( PDF, 3.09 MB) PDF 3.09 MB
Gainsborough Britannia Works Conservation Area ( PDF, 2.04 MB) PDF 2.04 MB
Gainsborough Riverside Conservation Area Appraisal ( PDF, 2.87 MB) PDF 2.87 MB
Gainsborough Town Centre Conservation Area Appraisal ( PDF, 5.67 MB) PDF 5.67 MB
Glentham Conservation Area Appraisal ( PDF, 3.34 MB) PDF 3.34 MB
Glentworth Conservation Area Appraisal ( PDF, 3.09 MB) PDF 3.09 MB
Great Limber Conservation Area Appraisal ( PDF, 2.79 MB) PDF 2.79 MB
Hackthorn Conservation Area Appraisal ( PDF, 1.44 MB) PDF 1.44 MB
Hemswell Conservation Area Appraisal ( PDF, 1.17 MB) PDF 1.17 MB
Holton-le-Moor Conservation Area Appraisal ( PDF, 1.15 MB) PDF 1.15 MB
Ingham Conservation Area Appraisal ( PDF, 2.49 MB) PDF 2.49 MB
Market Rasen Article 4 ( PDF, 1.4 MB) PDF 1.4 MB
Market Rasen Conservation Area Appraisal ( PDF, 3.16 MB) PDF 3.16 MB
Nettleham Article 4 ( PDF, 3.05 MB) PDF 3.05 MB
Nettleham Conservation Area Appraisal ( PDF, 3.1 MB) PDF 3.1 MB
Reepham Conservation Area Appraisal ( PDF, 4.13 MB) PDF 4.13 MB
Saxilby Bridge Street conservation area appraisal ( PDF, 1.8 MB) PDF 1.8 MB
South Carlton Conservation Area Appraisal ( PDF, 2.05 MB) PDF 2.05 MB
Spridlington Article 4 ( PDF, 1.3 MB) PDF 1.3 MB
Spridlington Conservation Area Appraisal ( PDF, 1.67 MB) PDF 1.67 MB
Springthorpe Conservation Area Appraisal ( PDF, 615.43 KB) PDF 615.43 KB
Tealby Article 4 ( PDF, 930.49 KB) PDF 930.49 KB
Tealby Conservation Area Appraisal ( PDF, 3.06 MB) PDF 3.06 MB
Tealby Thorpe Conservation Area Appraisal ( PDF, 2.15 MB) PDF 2.15 MB
Welton Conservation Area Appraisal ( PDF, 2.91 MB) PDF 2.91 MB