About the Little Gaddesden Conservation Area
The Little Gaddesden Conservation Area covers about 52 hectares and was designated by Dacorum Borough Council in 1968. Inside the boundary are 27 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 24 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter and St Paul (church of England), 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.
- Church of St Peter and St Paul (church of England)Grade I
- John of Gaddesden's HouseGrade II*
- The Manor House and No 55Grade II*
- 14Grade II
- 18Grade II
- 22Grade II
- 26, 27 and 28Grade II
- 31 and 32Grade II
- 42Grade II
- 43Grade II
- 44Grade II
- 49Grade II
- 54Grade II
- Ashridge CottagesGrade II
- Barn at Home Farm (deer Leap Horticulture Limited) (50 Metres to North West of Home FarmhouseGrade II
- Gade HouseGrade II
- Home Farm HouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, Kinghams MeadowGrade II
- Kinghams MeadowGrade II
- Lady Marian Alford Memorial on South Corner at Entrance to Drive to AshbridgeGrade II
- Little Gaddesden HouseGrade II
- Nos. 15, 16 AND 17, LITTLE GADDESDENGrade II
- Robin Hood HouseGrade II
- The Adelaide Cross on the Green in Front of the Manor HouseGrade II
Show all 27 listed buildings ↓All 27 listed buildings
- The Bridgewater Arms HotelGrade II
- The Red HouseGrade II
- War Memorial in Front of John O'gaddesden's HouseGrade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Dacorum Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.