About the Ickwell Conservation Area
The Ickwell Conservation Area covers about 43 hectares within Central Bedfordshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 31 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 30 Grade II). The most significant is Dovecote at Ickwell Bury, 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.
- Dovecote at Ickwell BuryGrade II*
- 1, Ickwell GreenGrade II
- 13, Warden RoadGrade II
- 15, Ickwell GreenGrade II
- 16, Ickwell GreenGrade II
- 28, Ickwell GreenGrade II
- 3, Ickwell GreenGrade II
- 30, Ickwell GreenGrade II
- 5, Warden RoadGrade II
- 7, Warden RoadGrade II
- 8 and 9, Ickwell GreenGrade II
- 9, Warden RoadGrade II
- Barns Forming North West Side of Courtyard 40 Metres North West of Stable Block at Ickwell BuryGrade II
- Bee House at Ickwell BuryGrade II
- Colemoreham FarmhouseGrade II
- Corner CottageGrade II
- Entrance Archway North East of Stable Block at Ickwell BuryGrade II
- Garden Monument Approximately 100 Metres North West of Ickwell BuryGrade II
- Ickwell GrangeGrade II
- Old Warden CottageGrade II
- Outbuilding Immediately North East of Number 8Grade II
- Outbuildings Forming South West Side of Courtyard 50 Metres West of Stable Block at Ickwell BuryGrade II
- Shyre CottageGrade II
- Stable Block North East of Ickwell BuryGrade II
Show all 31 listed buildings ↓All 31 listed buildings
- Thackit EavesGrade II
- The DenGrade II
- The Old HouseGrade II
- The SmithyGrade II
- Tompion's CottageGrade II
- Wagstaff's CottageGrade II
- Yew Tree CottageGrade 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.