About the Wingrave Conservation Area
The Wingrave Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares and was designated by Buckinghamshire Council in 1980. Inside the boundary are 34 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 33 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter and St Paul, Grade II*. 5 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 Peter and St PaulGrade II*
- 1 and 2, The GreenGrade II
- 1, 2 and 3, Recreation GroundGrade II
- 10, 11 and 12, Recreation GroundGrade II
- 13 and 14, Recreation GroundGrade II
- 22 and 24, Leighton RoadGrade II
- 26 and 28, Leighton RoadGrade II
- 3 and 4, The GreenGrade II
- 4 and 5, Recreation GroundGrade II
- 6 and 7, Recreation GroundGrade II
- 6 Nup End LaneGrade II
- 8 and 9, Recreation GroundGrade II
- Barn 30 Metres to North of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn to East of Windmill Hill FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn, Wall and Gate Piers Opposite Floyds FarmhouseGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Dean LeysGrade II
- Floyds FarmhouseGrade II
- Former Stable Block to West of Mount Tabor HouseGrade II
- Garage at the Old ForgeGrade II
- HillviewGrade II
- Maltby's FarmhouseGrade II
- Moat CottageGrade II
- Mollards CottageGrade II
Show all 34 listed buildings ↓All 34 listed buildings
- Mount Tabor HouseGrade II
- Susan's CottageGrade II
- The GarageGrade II
- The Old Post OfficeGrade II
- The Rose and CrownGrade II
- United Reformed ChurchGrade II
- Windmill Hill FarmhouseGrade II
- Windmill HouseGrade II
- Wingrave War MemorialGrade II
- Yew Tree CottageGrade 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
WEBWingrave 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.