About the Biggleswade Conservation Area
The Biggleswade Conservation Area covers about 22 hectares within Central Bedfordshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 43 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 42 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Andrew, Grade II*. 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.
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 AndrewGrade II*
- 1-33 Claremont Court, Former Main Block of St Andrew's Voluntary Controlled Junior School and Two Classroom Blocks to North and SouthGrade II
- 11, Shortmead StreetGrade II
- 15, Shortmead StreetGrade II
- 2-6, High StreetGrade II
- 2, London RoadGrade II
- 29, Market PlaceGrade II
- 36, High StreetGrade II
- 36, Shortmead StreetGrade II
- 38 and 40, Shortmead StreetGrade II
- 4, London RoadGrade II
- 4, Station RoadGrade II
- 45 and 47, Shortmead StreetGrade II
- 46-50, Shortmead StreetGrade II
- 5, Rose LaneGrade II
- 54, Shortmead StreetGrade II
- 55, Shortmead StreetGrade II
- 56, Shortmead StreetGrade II
- 58, Shortmead StreetGrade II
- 6, Station RoadGrade II
- 63, High StreetGrade II
- 66 and 68, Shortmead StreetGrade II
- 77, Shortmead StreetGrade II
- 79 and 81, High StreetGrade II
Show all 43 listed buildings ↓All 43 listed buildings
- 81, Shortmead StreetGrade II
- 83, High StreetGrade II
- 92, Shortmead StreetGrade II
- 97-101, HIGH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- Biggleswade MillGrade II
- Brigham HouseGrade II
- Coach and Horses Public HouseGrade II
- Crown HotelGrade II
- Former White Horse InnGrade II
- Golden Pheasant Public HouseGrade II
- Main Block of Conservative ClubGrade II
- Market HouseGrade II
- New InnGrade II
- North Block of Conservative ClubGrade II
- Old Court OfficesGrade II
- Red Lion Public HouseGrade II
- Stratton HouseGrade II
- Trinity Methodist ChurchGrade II
- White Hart Public HouseGrade 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.