About the Ampthill Conservation Area
The Ampthill Conservation Area covers about 114 hectares within Central Bedfordshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 127 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 123 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St Andrew, Grade I.
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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Ampthill CA
- 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.
- Parish Church of St AndrewGrade I
- 37, Church StreetGrade II*
- Avenue HouseGrade II*
- Dynevor HouseGrade II*
- 1-5, AlamedaGrade II
- 1, Bedford StreetGrade II
- 1, Brewery LaneGrade II
- 1, Chapel LaneGrade II
- 1, Church StreetGrade II
- 10 and 12, Woburn StreetGrade II
- 10, Dunstable StreetGrade II
- 101, Dunstable StreetGrade II
- 103, Dunstable StreetGrade II
- 105, Dunstable StreetGrade II
- 108, Dunstable StreetGrade II
- 11 and 13, AlamedaGrade II
- 11, Woburn StreetGrade II
- 110, Dunstable StreetGrade II
- 113-117, Dunstable StreetGrade II
- 119, Dunstable StreetGrade II
- 12, 14 and 16, Church StreetGrade II
- 12, Claridges LaneGrade II
- 13 and 15, Woburn StreetGrade II
- 14, Bedford StreetGrade II
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- 15-19, AlamedaGrade II
- 16 and 18, Bedford StreetGrade II
- 16 and 18, Woburn StreetGrade II
- 17, Church StreetGrade II
- 18, Church StreetGrade II
- 18, Claridges LaneGrade II
- 19 and 21, Church StreetGrade II
- 2, Bedford StreetGrade II
- 2, Brewery LaneGrade II
- 2, Woburn StreetGrade II
- 20 and 22, Bedford StreetGrade II
- 21a and 21b, Woburn StreetGrade II
- 22 Church StreetGrade II
- 23, Church StreetGrade II
- 24 and 26, Church StreetGrade II
- 25, Church StreetGrade II
- 25, Woburn StreetGrade II
- 26, Bedford StreetGrade II
- 27 and 29, Church StreetGrade II
- 27, Woburn StreetGrade II
- 29, Woburn StreetGrade II
- 3 and 5, Church StreetGrade II
- 3, Brewery LaneGrade II
- 31 and 33, 35 and 35a, Church StreetGrade II
- 31-35, Woburn StreetGrade II
- 37, Woburn StreetGrade II
- 38, Church StreetGrade II
- 39, Church StreetGrade II
- 39, Woburn StreetGrade II
- 4, Woburn StreetGrade II
- 4,4a and 4b, Bedford StreetGrade II
- 40, Church StreetGrade II
- 41 and 43, Woburn StreetGrade II
- 41, Church StreetGrade II
- 44, Bedford StreetGrade II
- 45, Woburn StreetGrade II
- 46-50, Bedford StreetGrade II
- 46, Dunstable StreetGrade II
- 49 and 51, Woburn StreetGrade II
- 5, Bedford StreetGrade II
- 5, Woburn StreetGrade II
- 52-64, Bedford StreetGrade II
- 53, Woburn StreetGrade II
- 55, Woburn StreetGrade II
- 57, Woburn StreetGrade II
- 6, Church StreetGrade II
- 6, Woburn StreetGrade II
- 61, Dunstable StreetGrade II
- 63, Dunstable StreetGrade II
- 65, Dunstable StreetGrade II
- 67, Dunstable StreetGrade II
- 7, Church StreetGrade II
- 7, Woburn StreetGrade II
- 8, Woburn StreetGrade II
- 81, Dunstable StreetGrade II
- 85, Dunstable StreetGrade II
- 88, Dunstable StreetGrade II
- 9, AlamedaGrade II
- 9, Church StreetGrade II
- 92, Dunstable StreetGrade II
- 93, 95 and 97b, Dunstable StreetGrade II
- 96-106, Dunstable StreetGrade II
- 97, 97a, Dunstable StreetGrade II
- 99, Dunstable StreetGrade II
- Alameda GateGrade II
- Ampthill NewsGrade II
- Ampthill War Memorial, St Andrew's ChurchyardGrade II
- Barn (at Rear of Number 41)Grade II
- Brandreth HouseGrade II
- Church HallGrade II
- Coachhouse (abutting to East of Number 37)Grade II
- Court HouseGrade II
- Duke of Bedford's MemorialGrade II
- Easter CottageGrade II
- Feoffee AlmshousesGrade II
- Front Railings to Number 20 (avenue House)Grade II
- Front Railings to Number 97Grade II
- Gates HouseGrade II
- Gazebo (queen Katherine's Summer House)Grade II
- Hill ViewGrade II
- Holly Walk CottageGrade II
- Icehouse in the Grounds of Avenue House, 20 Church StreetGrade II
- Katherine's Cross Ampthill ParkGrade II
- Little DynevorGrade II
- Mid Bedfordshire District Council Offices, Formerly the Ampthill Rural District Council OfficesGrade II
- Old King's Head InnGrade II
- Outbuilding Adjoining on WestGrade II
- Poor Law Institution (the Cedars)Grade II
- Prince of Wales InnGrade II
- Provident PlaceGrade II
- Pump in Market PlaceGrade II
- Railing in Front of Number 1Grade II
- Rosebery VillaGrade II
- Russett's LodgeGrade II
- Screen and Gates to Number 28 Gates House)Grade II
- St Joseph'sGrade II
- Steps CottageGrade II
- Summerhouse in Garden of Number 20 (avenue House)Grade II
- The Old George InnGrade II
- The Old Sun InnGrade II
- The Queen's HeadGrade II
- War Memorial 500m south-west of Alameda GateGrade II
- White Hart HotelGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Woburn StreetDunstable StreetChurch StreetBedford StreetBrewery LaneClaridges LaneChapel Lane
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Central Bedfordshire Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.