About the Aspley Guise Conservation Area
The Aspley Guise Conservation Area covers about 47 hectares within Central Bedfordshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 30 listed buildings (4 Grade II*, 26 Grade II). The most significant is Aspley House, Grade II*.
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.
- Aspley HouseGrade II*
- Church of St BotolphGrade II*
- Guise HouseGrade II*
- The Old HouseGrade II*
- 10, West HillGrade II
- 2, The SquareGrade II
- Avenue HouseGrade II
- Beal House CranbrookGrade II
- Chain HouseGrade II
- Dove House CottageGrade II
- Easter CottageGrade II
- Engineering WorksGrade II
- Garden Wall and Gate Piers Adjoining the Old House to North EastGrade II
- Garden Walls and Gateway Belonging to Aspley HouseGrade II
- HollydaleGrade II
- How Cottage St ChristopherGrade II
- Ivy Cottage Lime CottageGrade II
- Nether HallGrade II
- Orchard CottageGrade II
- Outbuilding About 30 Metres North East of the Old RectoryGrade II
- Park CottageGrade II
- Red HouseGrade II
- Spinney CottageGrade II
- The Bell Public HouseGrade II
Show all 30 listed buildings ↓All 30 listed buildings
- The HoltGrade II
- The LodgeGrade II
- The ManorGrade II
- TilcocksGrade II
- Valentine CottageGrade II
- Westbank CottagesGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
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.