About the Old Warden and Old Warden Park Conservation Area
The Old Warden and Old Warden Park Conservation Area covers about 195 hectares within Central Bedfordshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 71 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 7 Grade II*, 63 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St Leonard, 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 LeonardGrade I
- Bridge Between Upper and Middle PondsGrade II*
- Fernery the GrottoGrade II*
- Moat Bridge South of Middle PondGrade II*
- Old Warden ParkGrade II*
- The Indian KioskGrade II*
- The North Bridge North of Middle PondGrade II*
- The Swiss CottageGrade II*
- 1 and 2, Church EndGrade II
- 15, High StreetGrade II
- 16, High StreetGrade II
- 18, High StreetGrade II
- 19, High StreetGrade II
- 24 and 25, High StreetGrade II
- 26 and 27, High StreetGrade II
- 28, High StreetGrade II
- 3, Church EndGrade II
- 30 and 31, High StreetGrade II
- 32, High StreetGrade II
- 34 and 35, High StreetGrade II
- 36 and 37, High StreetGrade II
- 38 and 39, High StreetGrade II
- 4, Church EndGrade II
- 44, High StreetGrade II
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- 45, High StreetGrade II
- 46, High StreetGrade II
- 47 and 48, High StreetGrade II
- 49, High StreetGrade II
- 5, Church EndGrade II
- 6, Church EndGrade II
- 9, Church EndGrade II
- Barn Approximately 30 Metres North of Stable Block at Warden ParkGrade II
- Bridge and Underpass Approximately 350 Metres North East of Old Warden ParkGrade II
- Carved Tablet Approximately 40 Metres South West of Swiss CottageGrade II
- Clock House Post OfficeGrade II
- Cottage Between Numbers 27 and 30Grade II
- Gate Piers and Screen at Main LodgeGrade II
- Gate, Gate Piers and Screen at Ickwell LodgeGrade II
- Gatescreen at Entrance to the Swiss GardenGrade II
- Granary at Lakeside CottageGrade II
- Granary South West of Numbers 1 and 2Grade II
- Hare and Hounds Public HouseGrade II
- Icehouse Approximately 190 Metres South West of Old Warden ParkGrade II
- Ickwell LodgeGrade II
- Jacob's Well Between Numbers 46 and 47Grade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Adjacent to Post OfficeGrade II
- Keepers Lodge Approximately 160 Metres South East of Queen Anne's SummerhouseGrade II
- Lakeside CottageGrade II
- Laundry FarmhouseGrade II
- Main LodgeGrade II
- Old Warden Lower SchoolGrade II
- Ongley Mausoleum North East of ChurchGrade II
- Orchard GrangeGrade II
- Parsonage PieceGrade II
- Privy at South West End of South WalkGrade II
- Queen Anne's SummerhouseGrade II
- Rose Arches South of the Upper PondGrade II
- Seacot's LodgeGrade II
- SquirrelsGrade II
- Stableblock at Old Warden ParkGrade II
- Swiss CottageGrade II
- The LodgeGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- The Thatched HouseGrade II
- Urn South of South WalkGrade II
- Village HallGrade II
- Village Pump Opposite Number 5Grade II
- Village Pump South East of Parsonage PieceGrade II
- Warden LodgeGrade II
- Warren LodgeGrade II
- Well HeadGrade 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.