About the Tempsford (Church End) Conservation Area
The Tempsford (Church End) Conservation Area covers about 14 hectares within Central Bedfordshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 14 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 13 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter, 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.
- Church of St PeterGrade II*
- 30, Church Street (church End)Grade II
- 32 and 34, Church Street (church End)Grade II
- 36 and 38, Church Street (church End)Grade II
- 4, Mill Lane (church End)Grade II
- Brewhouse and Outbuilding at Church FarmGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Cottage FarmhouseGrade II
- GannocksGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Adjacent to Number 32Grade II
- Ouse FarmhouseGrade II
- Remains of Cross Approximately 25 Metres North of Church of St PeterGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The WheatsheafGrade II
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.