About the Whitchurch Conservation Area
The Whitchurch Conservation Area covers about 29 hectares and was designated by Buckinghamshire Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 46 listed buildings (3 Grade II*, 43 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St John, Grade II*. 14 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.
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 JohnGrade II*
- Priory HotelGrade II*
- The Old House and Attached Garden WallsGrade II*
- 1 and 2, Post Office LaneGrade II
- 1 AND 2, WHITE HORSE LANE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 10, 12 and 14, Market HillGrade II
- 28 and 30, High StreetGrade II
- 29, High StreetGrade II
- 3, Church LaneGrade II
- 31, High StreetGrade II
- 33, High StreetGrade II
- 34, Oving RoadGrade II
- 37 and 37a, High StreetGrade II
- 5, Castle LaneGrade II
- 58, High StreetGrade II
- 63 and 65, High StreetGrade II
- 7, High StreetGrade II
- Barn 15 Metres North East of Quaker FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn 25 Metres to South East of Number 13Grade II
- Barn to North of Townsend FarmGrade II
- Barn to South of Townsend FarmGrade II
- Beech Moor and Railings to FrontGrade II
- Chestnut CornerGrade II
- Church HallGrade II
Show all 46 listed buildings ↓All 46 listed buildings
- CobwebsGrade II
- FairingsGrade II
- GreenbanksGrade II
- Kempson HouseGrade II
- Mary Monks CloseGrade II
- Melbury CottageGrade II
- Milestone 5 Metres to South East of Number 49Grade II
- Mullions and Wall to North East and South East Sides of GardenGrade II
- No 27 and Barn Attached to LeftGrade II
- Quaker FarmhouseGrade II
- Rose BankGrade II
- School HouseGrade II
- Spider's WebGrade II
- St OsythGrade II
- Stable Block 20 Metres South East of the Old HouseGrade II
- Thatched CottageGrade II
- The Old BarnsGrade II
- The Old Cottage and Stone EndGrade II
- The White SwanGrade II
- Tudor HouseGrade II
- Walnut CottageGrade II
- Whitchurch HouseGrade 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
WEBWhitchurch 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.