About the Churchgate Conservation Area
The Churchgate Conservation Area covers about 15 hectares and was designated by Broxbourne Borough Council in 1968. Inside the boundary are 23 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 21 Grade II). The most significant is 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.
- Church of St MaryGrade I
- Dewhurst St Mary Jmi SchoolGrade II*
- 70 and 72, ChurchgateGrade II
- Bishops College (borough of Broxbourne Community Services Department, Huntingdon Suite, Ingram House, Flats 1 and 2)Grade II
- Boundary wall to road at number 106 (The Cottage)Grade II
- Council Chamber at Bishops CollegeGrade II
- Entrance Wall and Screen to Whit Hern ParkGrade II
- Garden Pavilion at Number 106 (the Cottage)Grade II
- Garden Wall at Number 31Grade II
- Garden Wall on North Side of Number 90Grade II
- Monument to Prescott Family in Churchyard of Parish Church of St Mary South West of ChurchGrade II
- Obelisk to Ashford Family in Churchyard of Parish Church of St Mary on North Side of NaveGrade II
- Outbuildings on West of Number 106 (the Cottage)Grade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The Green Dragon Public HouseGrade II
- The Old ParsonageGrade II
- Tomb Chest to Bolland Family in Churchyard of Parish Church of St Mary on North Side of NaveGrade II
- Tombchest in Churchyard of Parish Church of St Mary South of Prescott Tomb on South West of ChurchGrade II
- Tombchest to Daking Family in Churchyard of Parish Church of St Mary on North Side of ChancelGrade II
- Tombchest to Maudsley Family in Churchyard of Parish Church of St Mary on North Side of ChancelGrade II
- Wall bounding South and West sides of numbers 39, 41 and 43Grade II
- Wall Near Entrance of Whit Hern ParkGrade II
- Wall on North and East Sides of Whit Hern ParkGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBChurchgate Conservation Area AppraisalBroxbourne 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 Broxbourne Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.