About the Hurstbourne Priors Conservation Area
The Hurstbourne Priors Conservation Area covers about 150 hectares and was designated by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in 1990. Inside the boundary are 8 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 6 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Andrew, Grade II*. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- Church of St AndrewGrade II*
- The Bee HouseGrade II*
- 55Grade II
- LongthatchGrade II
- Post OfficeGrade II
- The IslandGrade II
- The Long HouseGrade II
- The Manor HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHurstbourne Priors Conservation Area AppraisalBasingstoke and Deane Borough Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.