About the Riseley Conservation Area
The Riseley Conservation Area covers about 21 hectares within Bedford Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 53 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 52 Grade II). The most significant is 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.
- Church of All SaintsGrade I
- 103, High StreetGrade II
- 105, High StreetGrade II
- 110, High StreetGrade II
- 118, High StreetGrade II
- 133, High StreetGrade II
- 135, High StreetGrade II
- 14-16, Church LaneGrade II
- 16-20, High StreetGrade II
- 160, High StreetGrade II
- 162, High StreetGrade II
- 170, High StreetGrade II
- 18-22, Gold StreetGrade II
- 22, High StreetGrade II
- 26, High StreetGrade II
- 29, High StreetGrade II
- 35, High StreetGrade II
- 38 and 40, High StreetGrade II
- 58, High StreetGrade II
- 60, High StreetGrade II
- 61-67, High StreetGrade II
- 62, High StreetGrade II
- 68 and 70, High StreetGrade II
- 75 and 77, High StreetGrade II
Show all 53 listed buildings ↓All 53 listed buildings
- 76 and 78, High StreetGrade II
- 8-12, Gold StreetGrade II
- 86, High StreetGrade II
- 95, High StreetGrade II
- Barn Bordering Road Number 10 Town FarmGrade II
- Brook HouseGrade II
- Cannon CottageGrade II
- CobblestonesGrade II
- Dove Cottage Ivy LodgeGrade II
- Fox and Hounds Public HouseGrade II
- Highbarn HouseGrade II
- House to Rear of Former Moravian ChapelGrade II
- Ivy HouseGrade II
- Lodge to Melchbourne ParkGrade II
- Low ThatchGrade II
- Maple CottageGrade II
- Mistletoe CottageGrade II
- Outbuilding to Number 135Grade II
- RaftersGrade II
- Red Lion HouseGrade II
- Rose BankGrade II
- Royal Oak Public HouseGrade II
- Swan CottageGrade II
- The Old BootGrade II
- The Old Mill CottageGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- The White HouseGrade II
- Town FarmhouseGrade II
- WhitegatesGrade 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
WEBRiseley 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.