About the Sharnbrook Conservation Area
The Sharnbrook Conservation Area covers about 40 hectares within Bedford Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 42 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 41 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
- 1 and 2, SharnsideGrade II
- 105, High StreetGrade II
- 107, High StreetGrade II
- 115 and 117, High StreetGrade II
- 2, High StreetGrade II
- 21, High StreetGrade II
- 26, High StreetGrade II
- 28-32, High StreetGrade II
- 37, High StreetGrade II
- 42, High StreetGrade II
- 43-47, High StreetGrade II
- 48, High StreetGrade II
- 49, High StreetGrade II
- 51-55, High StreetGrade II
- 61, High StreetGrade II
- 71-75, High StreetGrade II
- 91, High StreetGrade II
- 95, High StreetGrade II
- 97, High StreetGrade II
- Barn Nearest House at Ouse ManorGrade II
- Gate Piers to Ouse ManorGrade II
- Goblon HouseGrade II
- Granary at Manor FarmGrade II
Show all 42 listed buildings ↓All 42 listed buildings
- Jay's CourtGrade II
- Kissing Gate on East Side of ChurchyardGrade II
- Little ThatchGrade II
- Magniac Mausoleum St Peter's ChurchyardGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- North LodgeGrade II
- Old Stone HouseGrade II
- Ouse ManorGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Sharnbrook HouseGrade II
- Stables North West of Sharnbrook HouseGrade II
- Stables to North of Barn at Ouse ManorGrade II
- Stoney CottageGrade II
- Strict Baptist ChapelGrade II
- The Moat HouseGrade II
- Wall, Piers, Railings and Gates of Strict Baptist ChapelGrade II
- Wrought Iron Gates to St Peter's Close From ChurchyardGrade II
- Wryde HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBSharnbrook 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.