About the Chesham Conservation Area
The Chesham Conservation Area covers about 19 hectares and was designated by Buckinghamshire Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 94 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 91 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade I. 7 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. 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
- 54 and 56, Church StreetGrade II*
- Great GermainsGrade II*
- 1-3, Hyatt's YardGrade II
- 1, Blucher StreetGrade II
- 1, Francis YardGrade II
- 1, Germain StreetGrade II
- 1,4 and 6, Missenden RoadGrade II
- 10-14, Germain StreetGrade II
- 10, Market SquareGrade II
- 10, Pednormead EndGrade II
- 104-108, Church StreetGrade II
- 109, Church StreetGrade II
- 11, Market SquareGrade II
- 110, Church StreetGrade II
- 111, Church StreetGrade II
- 113 and 115, Church StreetGrade II
- 114 and 116, Church StreetGrade II
- 12 and 14, Pednormead EndGrade II
- 12-16, Market SquareGrade II
- 13, Market SquareGrade II
- 130, High StreetGrade II
- 132, High StreetGrade II
- 14a, High StreetGrade II
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- 15, Market SquareGrade II
- 16 and 18, Germain StreetGrade II
- 16, High StreetGrade II
- 17, Market SquareGrade II
- 18 and 20, Market SquareGrade II
- 18, High StreetGrade II
- 18, Red Lion StreetGrade II
- 1a, Wey LaneGrade II
- 2-6, Pednormead EndGrade II
- 2, Lacey's YardGrade II
- 21, Germain StreetGrade II
- 21, High StreetGrade II
- 22 and 24, Red Lion StreetGrade II
- 23 and 23a, High StreetGrade II
- 25 and 27, Germain StreetGrade II
- 3 and 5, High StreetGrade II
- 3 and 5, Missenden RoadGrade II
- 33, Germain StreetGrade II
- 33,33a and 33b, High StreetGrade II
- 4 and 6, High StreetGrade II
- 4 and 9, Bury LaneGrade II
- 4, 4a, 6 and 8, Church StreetGrade II
- 4, Red Lion StreetGrade II
- 42 and 44, High StreetGrade II
- 42, Church StreetGrade II
- 44, Church StreetGrade II
- 46 and 48, Church StreetGrade II
- 50 and 52, Church StreetGrade II
- 53-57, Church StreetGrade II
- 58, Germain StreetGrade II
- 6, Red Lion StreetGrade II
- 63, Church StreetGrade II
- 65-69, Church StreetGrade II
- 66 and 68, Church StreetGrade II
- 66, GERMAIN STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 69, 71 and 73, The BroadwayGrade II
- 7, High StreetGrade II
- 7, Market SquareGrade II
- 70-74, Church StreetGrade II
- 71 and 73, Church StreetGrade II
- 73-77, Fullers HillGrade II
- 76 and 78, Church StreetGrade II
- 79 and 81, Fullers HillGrade II
- 8 and 10, High StreetGrade II
- 8 and 10, Red Lion StreetGrade II
- 8, Market SquareGrade II
- 80, Church StreetGrade II
- 83,85 and 87, High StreetGrade II
- 84 AND 86, CHURCH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 88-102, Church StreetGrade II
- 9, Church StreetGrade II
- 9, Market SquareGrade II
- Anne's CottageGrade II
- Annexe House to the VicarageGrade II
- Barn to Numer 113Grade II
- Botley HouseGrade II
- Chesham War Memorial, including the surrounding stone kerb and outer fenceGrade II
- Gate Piers to Lowndes ParkGrade II
- Gates and Gate Piers to the VicarageGrade II
- Germain's LodgeGrade II
- Lindley HouseGrade II
- North Lodge to the Bury South Lodge to the BuryGrade II
- Stables to the BuryGrade II
- The BuryGrade II
- The ForelandsGrade II
- The MeadesGrade II
- The Post OfficeGrade II
- The Queens Head Public HouseGrade II
- The VicarageGrade II
- WeylandsGrade 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
WEBChesham Conservation Area AppraisalBuckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.