About the Dunstable Conservation Area
The Dunstable Conservation Area covers about 28 hectares within Central Bedfordshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 49 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 43 Grade II). The most significant is Priory Church of St Peter, 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.
- 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.
- Priory Church of St PeterGrade I
- Priory Gateway and attached wallsGrade I
- 13, High Street NorthGrade II*
- Chew's HouseGrade II*
- Marshe AlmshousesGrade II*
- Priory HouseGrade II*
- 12 and 14a, West StreetGrade II
- 16-20, West StreetGrade II
- 19 High Street SouthGrade II
- 20, High Street NorthGrade II
- 24 High Street SouthGrade II
- 26 Church StreetGrade II
- 26 High Street SouthGrade II
- 26, West StreetGrade II
- 28 High Street SouthGrade II
- 29 and 31, Edward StreetGrade II
- 30 High Street SouthGrade II
- 34, 36 and 38, West StreetGrade II
- 38 and 40, High Street NorthGrade II
- 4, High Street SouthGrade II
- 42, High Street NorthGrade II
- 46 High Street SouthGrade II
- 47 and 47a, High Street SouthGrade II
- 48 High Street SouthGrade II
Show all 49 listed buildings ↓All 49 listed buildings
- 48, High Street NorthGrade II
- 49 and 49a, High Street SouthGrade II
- 5, Icknield StreetGrade II
- 52 and 54, Edward StreetGrade II
- 7, Icknield StreetGrade II
- 81, High Street NorthGrade II
- 9-15, Edward StreetGrade II
- Cart AlmshousesGrade II
- Former Baptist ChapelGrade II
- Former Dunstable Grammar SchoolGrade II
- Front Terrace Wall to Chew's HouseGrade II
- Front Terrace Wall to Numbers 65 to 75 (odd) (cart Almshouses)Grade II
- Grove HouseGrade II
- ICKNIELD STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk to South of Numbers 97 to 107 (odd) (marshe Almhouses)Grade II
- Kingsbury Court Old Palace Lodge HotelGrade II
- Methodist Church, The SquareGrade II
- Norton House, 52 High Street SouthGrade II
- Outbuilding of the Old Sugar Loaf Hotel Adjoining on SouthGrade II
- The Borough ArmsGrade II
- The FriarsGrade II
- The Old Sugar Loaf InnGrade II
- The Plume of Feathers Public HouseGrade II
- The White Swan Public HouseGrade II
- Union Social ClubGrade 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.