About the Blunham Conservation Area
The Blunham Conservation Area covers about 17 hectares within Central Bedfordshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 14 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 13 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St Edmund Or St James, Grade I. 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.
- Parish Church of St Edmund Or St JamesGrade I
- 10, Park LaneGrade II
- 73, The HillGrade II
- 75, The HillGrade II
- Battle Cottage the OvensGrade II
- Blunham Court Blunham HouseGrade II
- Blunham Old Meeting Baptist ChurchGrade II
- Holly Tree Cottage the CottageGrade II
- Lock Up at the Rear of Number 54Grade II
- Shoe CottageGrade II
- The Old Manor HouseGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The Ragged StaffGrade II
- Thornton Mausoleum South of Parish Church of St Edmund Or St JamesGrade 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.