About the Stevington Conservation Area
The Stevington Conservation Area covers about 8.1 hectares within Bedford Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 26 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 24 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St Mary, 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 MaryGrade I
- Village CrossGrade II*
- 1 Church RoadGrade II
- 1, Silver StreetGrade II
- 10 and 12 (Damson Cottage) Church RoadGrade II
- 12, Silver StreetGrade II
- 14 and 16, Silver StreetGrade II
- 23 and 25, Church StreetGrade II
- 25 and 27, Silver StreetGrade II
- 3 Church RoadGrade II
- 3, Silver StreetGrade II
- 36-46, Silver StreetGrade II
- 39, 41 (Aspley Cottage) and 43, Silver StreetGrade II
- 51 and 53, Silver StreetGrade II
- 8 (White Cottage) and 8A Church RoadGrade II
- Cross CloseGrade II
- Former Stevington Lower SchoolGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk adjacent to No 1 Church RoadGrade II
- Peartree CottageGrade II
- Post Office and Watsons StoresGrade II
- Royal George Public HouseGrade II
- School HouseGrade II
- The Holy WellGrade II
- The Old HouseGrade II
Show all 26 listed buildings ↓All 26 listed buildings
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- Twin CottageGrade 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
WEBStevington 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.