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East of EnglandConservation areas in Central Bedfordshire Council
61 conservation areas and 7 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Ampthill Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA01
Rules & recordAspley Guise Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA02
Rules & recordAspley Heath Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA03
Rules & recordAstwick Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA04
Rules & recordBarton Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA40
Rules & recordBiggleswade Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA05
Rules & recordBillington Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA41
Rules & recordBlunham Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA06
Rules & recordCaddington Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA42
Rules & recordChurch End, Hockliffe Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA47
Rules & recordClifton Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA07
Rules & recordClophill Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA08
Rules & recordDunstable Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA43
Rules & recordEaton Bray Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA44
Rules & recordEggington Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA45
Rules & recordEversholt (Church End) Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA09
Rules & recordFlitton Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA10
Rules & recordHarlington Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA11
Rules & recordHaynes (Church End) Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA12
Rules & recordHeath & Reach Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA46
Rules & recordHenlow Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA13
Rules & recordHoughton Regis Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA48
Rules & recordHusborne Crawley Conservation Area (ref. CA14)
Official record · ref. CA14
Rules & recordHusborne Crawley Conservation Area (ref. CA15)
Official record · ref. CA15
Rules & recordIckwell Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA16
Rules & recordKensworth Church End Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA49
Rules & recordKensworth Lynch Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA50
Rules & recordLeighton Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA51
Rules & recordLinslade Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA53
Rules & recordLuton Hoo Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA52
Rules & recordMaulden Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA17
Rules & recordMeppershall Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA18
Rules & recordMillbrook Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA19
Rules & recordMilton Bryan Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA20
Rules & recordNorthill Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA21
Rules & recordOld Warden and Old Warden Park Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA22
Rules & recordPotton Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA23
Rules & recordPulloxhill Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA24
Rules & recordRidgmont Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA25
Rules & recordSandy Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA26
Rules & recordSewell Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA55
Rules & recordShefford Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA27
Rules & recordShillington (Aspley End) Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA28a
Rules & recordShillington Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA28
Rules & recordSilsoe Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA29
Rules & recordSouthcott Village Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA56
Rules & recordSouthill Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA30
Rules & recordSteppingley Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA31
Rules & recordStreatley Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA57
Rules & recordStudham Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA58
Rules & recordSutton Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA32
Rules & recordTebworth Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA59
Rules & recordTempsford (Church End) Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA33
Rules & recordTempsford (Langford End) Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA34
Rules & recordTingrith Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA35
Rules & recordToddington Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA60
Rules & recordTotternhoe Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA61
Rules & recordWhipsnade Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA62
Rules & recordWoburn Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA36
Rules & recordWrest Park Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA38
Rules & recordWrestlingworth Conservation Area
Official record · ref. CA37
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 Central Bedfordshire 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.
- Article 4 Direction (1 August 2011)
- Article 4 Direction (9 October 1981)
- Fairfield Parish (14 September 2020)
- Land at Lower Sundon (3 May 1976)
- Land south west of Westfield Farm, Hitchin Road, Henlow Camp, Bedfordshire (9 August 2004)
- Land to the north, south and east of the Sandhouse Public House, Watling Street, Heath and Reach (26 August 1982)
- Toddington Article 4 Direction (14 November 1975)
Conservation area and Article 4 data: planning.data.gov.uk. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always confirm boundaries and rules with the council before starting work. General information, not legal advice.