About the Eggington Conservation Area
The Eggington Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares within Central Bedfordshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 13 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Michael, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Eggington 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.
- Church of St MichaelGrade II*
- Eggington HouseGrade II*
- Broadmead CottageGrade II
- Claridge'sGrade II
- Eggington SchoolGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Manor CottageGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Methodist ChapelGrade II
- Olde TimbersGrade II
- Osbourne CottageGrade II
- Pear Tree CottageGrade II
- School HouseGrade II
- The WaylandsGrade II
- Wall and Gate Piers to Eggington HouseGrade II
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.