About the Odell Conservation Area
The Odell Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares within Bedford Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 17 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 16 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of All Saints, 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 All SaintsGrade I
- 113-119, High StreetGrade II
- 121-125, High StreetGrade II
- 75-79, High StreetGrade II
- 89 and 91, High StreetGrade II
- 93, High StreetGrade II
- Barn at Village FarmGrade II
- Castle FarmhouseGrade II
- Entrance Gates, Gate Piers, Walls and Railings, Odell CastleGrade II
- Garage, Stables and Cottage at Odell CastleGrade II
- Garden Wall at Odell ManorGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Adjacent to Number 97Grade II
- Odell Estate OfficeGrade II
- Odell ManorGrade II
- OuthouseGrade II
- The Bell InnGrade II
- Village FarmhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBOdell 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.