About the Fulmer Conservation Area
The Fulmer Conservation Area covers about 15 hectares and was designated by Buckinghamshire Council in 1979. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St James, Grade II*. 2 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 13 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.
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.
- Land at FulmerHouseholder works
- FulmerHouseholder works
- Fulmer Place Farm, Fulmer - AgriculturalChange of use
- Fulmer - AgriculturalChange 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.
- Church of St JamesGrade II*
- 1 (former Fulmer Store) and 2 to 8 South RowGrade II
- Church RowGrade II
- Fulmer CottageGrade II
- Fulmer HallGrade II
- Fulmer HouseGrade II
- Fulmer PlaceGrade II
- Fulmer Place Cottage Fulmer Plat Fulmer Plat CottageGrade II
- Gate Lodge to Fulmer HallGrade II
- Gates, Gate Piers, Walls and Railings at Entrance to Fulmer HallGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Adjacent to St James' ChurchGrade II
- St James Cottage and Old Post Office CottageGrade II
- Stables at Fulmer HallGrade II
- The Black Horse Public HouseGrade II
- Webbs CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBFulmer 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.