About the Woburn Conservation Area
The Woburn Conservation Area covers about 21 hectares within Central Bedfordshire Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 61 listed buildings (7 Grade II*, 54 Grade II). The most significant is 4-7, Market Place, Grade II*.
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.
- 4-7, Market PlaceGrade II*
- Atrium AntiquesGrade II*
- Church of Saint MaryGrade II*
- Old Church of St MaryGrade II*
- The ChestnutsGrade II*
- The Gifford Gallery Woburn Fine ArtsGrade II*
- The Old ParsonageGrade II*
- 1-3, Market PlaceGrade II
- 1, Leighton StreetGrade II
- 10 and 12, George StreetGrade II
- 11, Bedford StreetGrade II
- 11, George StreetGrade II
- 12, Bedford StreetGrade II
- 13, George StreetGrade II
- 14 and 15 Bedford StreetGrade II
- 16, 18 and 20, George StreetGrade II
- 16, Bedford StreetGrade II
- 16, Market PlaceGrade II
- 17, Bedford StreetGrade II
- 19 and 20, Bedford StreetGrade II
- 2, Crawley RoadGrade II
- 20, Market PlaceGrade II
- 22, George StreetGrade II
- 23-27, Bedford StreetGrade II
Show all 61 listed buildings ↓All 61 listed buildings
- 31-33, Bedford StreetGrade II
- 34 and 35, Bedford StreetGrade II
- 36 and 37, Bedford StreetGrade II
- 38-45, Bedford StreetGrade II
- 4, Leighton StreetGrade II
- 47, Bedford StreetGrade II
- 6 and 8, George StreetGrade II
- 7, Bedford StreetGrade II
- 8 and 8a, Leighton StreetGrade II
- 8,9 and 10, Bedford StreetGrade II
- Crispins RestaurantGrade II
- CrowholtGrade II
- Genesis HouseGrade II
- HairizonGrade II
- K6 Telphone Kiosk Adjacent to Town HallGrade II
- La Cantina RestaurantGrade II
- Lion LodgeGrade II
- Nos. 34, 36 (Parkside) and 38 (Little Pencarne)Grade II
- Numbers 25 to 30 and Detached Outhouse BlockGrade II
- Parkins Store Woburn BooksGrade II
- Post OfficeGrade II
- SerendibGrade II
- Staunton HouseGrade II
- Staunton HouseGrade II
- The Bedford Arms HotelGrade II
- The Bell Public HouseGrade II
- The Black Horse Public HouseGrade II
- The Magpie HotelGrade II
- The Reject China ShopGrade II
- The Royal Oak Public HouseGrade II
- Town HallGrade II
- Wall, Gatepiers and Gates Belonging to Old Church of St MaryGrade II
- Woburn BoutiqueGrade II
- Woburn County ShopGrade II
- Woburn Lower SchoolGrade II
- Woburn War MemorialGrade II
- Woburn Wine LodgeGrade 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.