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East of EnglandConservation areas in South Cambridgeshire District Council
84 conservation areas and 8 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Abington Pigotts - High Street
Designated 1973 · ref. 1
Rules & recordAbington Pigotts - St Michael's
Designated 1973 · ref. 2
Rules & recordBabraham
Designated 1979 · ref. 3
Rules & recordBaits Bite Lock
Designated 2006 · ref. 4
Rules & recordBalsham - Village Centre
Designated 1995 · ref. 5
Rules & recordBalsham - West End
Designated 1995 · ref. 6
Rules & recordBarrington
Designated 2022 · ref. 7
Rules & recordBartlow
Designated 1978 · ref. 9
Rules & recordBarton - St Peter's
Designated 1987 · ref. 10
Rules & recordBarton - Wimpole Road
Designated 1987 · ref. 11
Rules & recordBassingbourn
Designated 1993 · ref. 12
Rules & recordBourn
Designated 1997 · ref. 13
Rules & recordCaldecote
Designated 1988 · ref. 15
Rules & recordCastle Camps
Designated 1992 · ref. 17
Rules & recordCaxton
Designated 1975 · ref. 18
Rules & recordComberton - St Mary's
Designated 1973 · ref. 21
Rules & recordComberton - Village
Designated 1973 · ref. 22
Rules & recordCoton
Designated 1988 · ref. 24
Rules & recordCottenham
Designated 1989 · ref. 25
Rules & recordCroxton
Designated 1975 · ref. 26
Rules & recordDuxford
Designated 1988 · ref. 28
Rules & recordDuxford Airfield
Designated 2007 · ref. 29
Rules & recordElsworth
Designated 1975 · ref. 30
Rules & recordEltisley
Designated 1975 · ref. 31
Rules & recordFen Ditton
Designated 2006 · ref. 32
Rules & recordFen Drayton
Designated 1975 · ref. 33
Rules & recordFowlmere
Designated 1991 · ref. 35
Rules & recordFoxton
Designated 2018 · ref. 36
Rules & recordFulbourn
Designated 2008 · ref. 37
Rules & recordFulbourn Hospital
Designated 1992 · ref. 38
Rules & recordGamlingay
Designated 1994 · ref. 39
Rules & recordGrantchester
Designated 1975 · ref. 40
Rules & recordGreat And Little Abington
Designated 1993 · ref. 41
Rules & recordGreat Chishill
Designated 1975 · ref. 42
Rules & recordGreat Shelford
Designated 2007 · ref. 43
Rules & recordGreat Wilbraham
Designated 1975 · ref. 44
Rules & recordGuilden Morden
Designated 1975 · ref. 45
Rules & recordHardwick
Designated 1988 · ref. 46
Rules & recordHarlton
Designated 1989 · ref. 47
Rules & recordHaslingfield
Designated 1975 · ref. 48
Rules & recordHauxton
Designated 1988 · ref. 49
Rules & recordHeydon
Designated 1979 · ref. 50
Rules & recordHildersham
Designated 1972 · ref. 51
Rules & recordHinxton
Designated 1987 · ref. 52
Rules & recordHiston And Impington - Histon Village
Designated 1998 · ref. 53
Rules & recordHiston And Impington - Impington St Andrews
Designated 1988 · ref. 56
Rules & recordHorningsea
Designated 1990 · ref. 54
Rules & recordIckleton
Designated 1975 · ref. 55
Rules & recordKingston
Designated 1974 · ref. 57
Rules & recordKnapwell
Designated 1989 · ref. 59
Rules & recordLandbeach
Designated 1983 · ref. 60
Rules & recordLinton
Designated 2022 · ref. 61
Rules & recordLitlington
Designated 1974 · ref. 62
Rules & recordLittle Gransden
Designated 2006 · ref. 63
Rules & recordLittle Shelford
Designated 1975 · ref. 64
Rules & recordLittle Wilbraham
Designated 1986 · ref. 65
Rules & recordLongstanton
Designated 2005 · ref. 66
Rules & recordMadingley
Designated 1976 · ref. 67
Rules & recordMelbourn
Designated 2021 · ref. 68
Rules & recordMeldreth
Designated 1975 · ref. 69
Rules & recordMilton
Designated 1981 · ref. 71
Rules & recordOakington
Designated 2005 · ref. 74
Rules & recordOrwell
Designated 1973 · ref. 75
Rules & recordOver
Designated 1981 · ref. 76
Rules & recordPampisford
Designated 1975 · ref. 77
Rules & recordPapworth Everard
Designated 2022 · ref. 78
Rules & recordPapworth St Agnes
Designated 1977 · ref. 79
Rules & recordRampton
Designated 2005 · ref. 80
Rules & recordSawston
Designated 2007 · ref. 82
Rules & recordShepreth
Designated 1975 · ref. 83
Rules & recordStapleford
Designated 1989 · ref. 85
Rules & recordSteeple Morden - Morden Green
Designated 1993 · ref. 86
Rules & recordSteeple Morden - St Peter and St Paul
Designated 1993 · ref. 87
Rules & recordSwavesey
Designated 2006 · ref. 89
Rules & recordTeversham
Designated 2006 · ref. 90
Rules & recordThriplow
Designated 1992 · ref. 91
Rules & recordToft
Designated 1989 · ref. 92
Rules & recordWaterbeach
Designated 1983 · ref. 94
Rules & recordWest Wickham - St Marys
Designated 1995 · ref. 96
Rules & recordWest Wickham - Streetly End
Designated 1986 · ref. 97
Rules & recordWest Wratting
Designated 1976 · ref. 98
Rules & recordWestwick
Designated 2005 · ref. 99
Rules & recordWhittlesford
Designated 2024 · ref. 102
Rules & recordWillingham
Designated 1974 · ref. 100
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 South Cambridgeshire District 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.
- Beach Road Cottenham (18 May 1981)
- Clay Close Lane, Impington (11 April 2005)
- Land Adjacent To Villa Road Impington (25 May 2006)
- Land Opp. Milestone Farm, Great Chishill (21 August 1975)
- Manor Farm, Main Street, Caldecote (16 January 1984)
- Meadow Brook Farm, Great Abington (12 April 1983)
- Orchard Farm, Wimpole Road, Barton (20 July 1979)
- Pet Crematorium, Newmarket Road, Thriplow (26 July 2001)
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.