About the Great Missenden Conservation Area
The Great Missenden Conservation Area covers about 65 hectares and was designated by Buckinghamshire Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 58 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 53 Grade II). The most significant is Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Grade I. 9 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.
- 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.
- Church of Saints Peter and PaulGrade I
- Abbey FarmhouseGrade II*
- Barn at Rear of the George Public HouseGrade II*
- Elmhurst (flats Nos 1-7 Consec)Grade II*
- The George Public HouseGrade II*
- 2 Flint Bridges in Grounds of Missenden Abbey to South East and North East of AbbeyGrade II
- 2, Church StreetGrade II
- 24 26, Church StreetGrade II
- 28 32, Church StreetGrade II
- 4, Church StreetGrade II
- 40, Church StreetGrade II
- 44, High StreetGrade II
- 46, High StreetGrade II
- 50 52 54, Church StreetGrade II
- 53 55, Church StreetGrade II
- 56 58 60, Church StreetGrade II
- 57-63, Church StreetGrade II
- 64 66, High StreetGrade II
- 68 68a, High StreetGrade II
- 72, High StreetGrade II
- 73 75, High StreetGrade II
- 74, High StreetGrade II
- 76, High StreetGrade II
- 77, High StreetGrade II
Show all 58 listed buildings ↓All 58 listed buildings
- 79, High StreetGrade II
- 8 10 12, High StreetGrade II
- 80 80a, High StreetGrade II
- Baptist ChurchGrade II
- Barn at Townend FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn to Rear of Number 21Grade II
- Beam HouseGrade II
- Chandlers CottageGrade II
- Close Cottage the PoundGrade II
- Cottage to North of Missenden AbbeyGrade II
- Crown HouseGrade II
- Elm CottageGrade II
- Flint HallGrade II
- Garden Walls North East of Missenden AbbeyGrade II
- Garden Walls North of Missenden AbbeyGrade II
- Gateway School With Railings and WallGrade II
- Missenden AbbeyGrade II
- North Wing to Elmhurst Gable EndGrade II
- Old Laundry to North East of Missenden AbbeyGrade II
- Outbuildings to North of Gateway SchoolGrade II
- Prospect HouseGrade II
- Rose Cottage With Railings and GateGrade II
- Summerhouse to North East of Missenden AbbeyGrade II
- Sundial to South of Missenden AbbeyGrade II
- Swan CottageGrade II
- The Cross Keys Public HouseGrade II
- The Little CloseGrade II
- The Old HouseGrade II
- The Pears Victoria WineGrade II
- The Roald Dahl Museum & Story CentreGrade II
- The Wagon and Horses Public House With Outbuilding to SouthGrade II
- Toll Bar CottageGrade II
- Townend FarmhouseGrade II
- Wall to South of Townend FarmhouseGrade 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
WEBGreat Missenden 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.