About the Northill Conservation Area
The Northill Conservation Area covers about 7.4 hectares within Central Bedfordshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 19 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 18 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, 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.
- Parish Church of St Mary the VirginGrade I
- 1, 3, 5 and 7, Thorncote RoadGrade II
- 10 and 12, Thorncote RoadGrade II
- 13, 15 and 17, Bedford RoadGrade II
- 14 and 15, Sand LaneGrade II
- 17, Ickwell RoadGrade II
- 19 and 21, Bedford RoadGrade II
- 19, Ickwell RoadGrade II
- 4, 6 and 8 (pax Cottage), Thorncote RoadGrade II
- 4, Ickwell RoadGrade II
- 5, 6, 7, 10 and 11, Sand LaneGrade II
- Appletree CottageGrade II
- Entrance Gates to Number 1 (northill Grange)Grade II
- Lych Gate to St Mary's ChurchyardGrade II
- Manor CottageGrade II
- Northill GrangeGrade II
- The Crown Public HouseGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- Well 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.