About the Chesham Bois Conservation Area
The Chesham Bois Conservation Area covers about 34 hectares and was designated by Buckinghamshire Council in 1992. Inside the boundary are 12 listed buildings, all Grade II. 45 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work.
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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- Whole District excluding the Town of Chesham - Poultry production.Change of use
- Whole District excluding the Town of Chesham - Poultry production.Change of use
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.
- Anne's CornerGrade II
- Barn at Manor Lodge Including Cottage at Manor BarnGrade II
- Chesham Bois HouseGrade II
- Chesham Bois War MemorialGrade II
- Church of St LeonardGrade II
- Manor BarnGrade II
- Manor Farm CottageGrade II
- Manor House With Attached StablesGrade II
- Rectory CottageGrade II
- Stable Block to East of the RectoryGrade II
- The RectoryGrade II
- The WarrenGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBChesham Bois 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.