About the Swineshead Conservation Area
The Swineshead 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 Church of St Nicholas, Grade I.
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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Swineshead CA
- 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 St NicholasGrade I
- Barn South East of Moat FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn to East of Moat FarmhouseGrade II
- Brook FarmhouseGrade II
- Close CottageGrade II
- Cottage North of Parish Church of St NicholasGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk to North of the Old Post OfficeGrade II
- Lilac CottageGrade II
- Lower FarmhouseGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Manor HouseGrade II
- Moat FarmhouseGrade II
- Pear Tree FarmhouseGrade II
- School HouseGrade II
- Shepherds CottageGrade II
- The Old Post HouseGrade II
- Three Horseshoes CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBSwineshead 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.