About the Leighton Conservation Area
The Leighton Conservation Area covers about 21 hectares within Central Bedfordshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 87 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 84 Grade II). The most significant is Leighton Buzzard Church of All Saints, 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.
- Leighton Buzzard Church of All SaintsGrade I
- Library at the Cedars SchoolGrade II*
- Market CrossGrade II*
- 1-5, Market SquareGrade II
- 1-5, Pulford RoadGrade II
- 1, High StreetGrade II
- 10 and 12, High StreetGrade II
- 10, North StreetGrade II
- 11 and 11a, Market SquareGrade II
- 12, Lake StreetGrade II
- 12, Market SquareGrade II
- 12, North StreetGrade II
- 13, High StreetGrade II
- 14, High StreetGrade II
- 15b, Market SquareGrade II
- 16 and 18, High StreetGrade II
- 16, Market SquareGrade II
- 17, High StreetGrade II
- 17, Hockliffe StreetGrade II
- 18 and 18a, Market SquareGrade II
- 19 and 21, Hockliffe StreetGrade II
- 19, High StreetGrade II
- 20 and 22, Lake StreetGrade II
- 21, High StreetGrade II
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- 21a, Hockliffe StreetGrade II
- 22, Market SquareGrade II
- 24, Market SquareGrade II
- 25, Market Square (north Island Site)Grade II
- 26, Lake StreetGrade II
- 26, Market SquareGrade II
- 27-31, North StreetGrade II
- 29, Market Square (north Island Site)Grade II
- 3 and 5, North StreetGrade II
- 31, Market Square (north Island Site)Grade II
- 33 and 35, North StreetGrade II
- 34 and 36, High StreetGrade II
- 35, High StreetGrade II
- 37-51, North StreetGrade II
- 37, High StreetGrade II
- 38, High StreetGrade II
- 39, High StreetGrade II
- 4-14, Church SquareGrade II
- 4, Hockliffe StreetGrade II
- 4, Market SquareGrade II
- 4, North StreetGrade II
- 40, High StreetGrade II
- 41, High StreetGrade II
- 43, High StreetGrade II
- 44, High StreetGrade II
- 45 and 47, High StreetGrade II
- 46, High StreetGrade II
- 51, High StreetGrade II
- 52 and 54, North StreetGrade II
- 57 and 59, High StreetGrade II
- 5a and 7, North StreetGrade II
- 6 and 6a, Lake StreetGrade II
- 6 and 8, North StreetGrade II
- 6, Market SquareGrade II
- 7, Market SquareGrade II
- 9, Market SquareGrade II
- 9, North StreetGrade II
- Assembly Hall at the Cedars SchoolGrade II
- Barclays BankGrade II
- Fire StationGrade II
- Hoddesden VillasGrade II
- Leck HouseGrade II
- Leighton Buzzard Quaker Meeting HouseGrade II
- Leighton Buzzard War Memorial, including a pair of stone benchesGrade II
- Main Building of the Cedars SchoolGrade II
- National Westminster BankGrade II
- Numbers 13 and 15 (front Block Only)Grade II
- Old Bank HouseGrade II
- Outbuilding to the Black Horse Public HouseGrade II
- Pair of K6 Telephone Kiosks to East of Number 2Grade II
- Peacock Public HouseGrade II
- Public LibraryGrade II
- Ravenstone ChambersGrade II
- The Black Horse Public HouseGrade II
- The Black Lion Public HouseGrade II
- The Cross Keys InnGrade II
- The Golden Bell Public HouseGrade II
- The Market TavernGrade II
- The Red Lion Public HouseGrade II
- The Roebuck Public HouseGrade II
- The Sun Public HouseGrade II
- The Swan HotelGrade II
- Unicorn 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.