About the Harrold Conservation Area
The Harrold Conservation Area covers about 14 hectares within Bedford Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 40 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 38 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St Peter, Grade I. 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.
- Parish Church of St PeterGrade I
- The Old ManorGrade II*
- 1 and 3, The GreenGrade II
- 1, Church WalkGrade II
- 102-106, High StreetGrade II
- 118, High StreetGrade II
- 2, Brook LaneGrade II
- 21-27, Brook LaneGrade II
- 29, Brook LaneGrade II
- 31, Brook LaneGrade II
- 4, Dove LaneGrade II
- 48, High StreetGrade II
- 5-11, The GreenGrade II
- 50, High StreetGrade II
- 52, High StreetGrade II
- 67, High StreetGrade II
- 73 and 75, High StreetGrade II
- 77 and 79, High StreetGrade II
- Barham HouseGrade II
- Barn 40 Metres to North East of Number 76Grade II
- Dicken HouseGrade II
- Gates and Gate Piers to the MansionGrade II
- GreystonesGrade II
- Harrold Catholic ChapelGrade II
Show all 40 listed buildings ↓All 40 listed buildings
- Harrold War MemorialGrade II
- Honeysuckle CottageGrade II
- Magpie Public HouseGrade II
- Maple Cottage the MaplesGrade II
- Market HouseGrade II
- Mulberry LodgeGrade II
- North West Barn to Pointer's LodgeGrade II
- NunswoodGrade II
- Oakley Arms Public HouseGrade II
- Pointer's LodgeGrade II
- Quintin HouseGrade II
- Range of Farm Buildings 20 Metres to North East of Pointer's LodgeGrade II
- The Lock UpGrade II
- The MansionGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- The Vine and Chepstow HouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBHarrold Conservation Area AppraisalBedford 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 Bedford Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.