About the Husborne Crawley Conservation Area
The Husborne Crawley Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares within Central Bedfordshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings, all Grade II. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below.
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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- Article 4 DirectionHouseholder works
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.
- 3, Mill RoadGrade II
- 31, Turnpike RoadGrade II
- Crawley LodgeGrade II
- Husborne Crawley Lower School and SchoolhouseGrade II
- Number 1 and Detached OuthouseGrade II
- Numbers 1 to 3 and Detached Outhouses to RearGrade II
- Numbers 15 to 17 and Detached Outhouses to the RearGrade II
- Numbers 20 to 22 and Detached Outhouses to the RearGrade II
- Numbers 23 to 26 and Detached Outhouses to the RearGrade II
- Numbers 27 to 30 and Detached OuthousesGrade II
- Numbers 34 to 39 and Detached OuthousesGrade II
- Numbers 40 to 45 and Detached OuthousesGrade II
- The BakehouseGrade 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.