About the Markyate Conservation Area
The Markyate Conservation Area covers about 7.2 hectares and was designated by Dacorum Borough Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 32 listed buildings, all 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.
- 13, Albert StreetGrade II
- 40, High StreetGrade II
- 44/44a and 46, High StreetGrade II
- 47, High StreetGrade II
- 48, 48a, 48b and 48c, High StreetGrade II
- 49, High StreetGrade II
- 58, 60 and 62, High StreetGrade II
- 59, 61, 63 and 65, High StreetGrade II
- 64, High StreetGrade II
- 72, High StreetGrade II
- 74, High StreetGrade II
- 8, 8a, 8c, 8b, 10 and 10a, Pickford RoadGrade II
- 81, High StreetGrade II
- 9 and 11, Albert StreetGrade II
- 93, High StreetGrade II
- 97 and 99, High StreetGrade II
- Cavendish HouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Adjoining Number 40Grade II
- Number 34 and Adjoining Entrance Screen on NorthGrade II
- Numbers 117, 119 the Old Red Lion House, And 121Grade II
- Numbers 4, 8 (the Grange), And 8a (cleagrove)Grade II
- Numbers 67, 69, 71/73 (post Office)Grade II
- Numbers 87 the Cottage, 87a, And 89Grade II
- Old Forge CottageGrade II
Show all 32 listed buildings ↓All 32 listed buildings
- Sebright House and Sebright Cottage at RearGrade II
- Shaw's CottageGrade II
- Stable and Coachhouse Adjoining in Rear Yard at No 30Grade II
- The Old Brewers YardGrade II
- The Old MaltingsGrade II
- The Sun InnGrade II
- The Swan InnGrade II
- The White HartGrade 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 Dacorum Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.