About the Wilstone Conservation Area
The Wilstone Conservation Area covers about 6.9 hectares and was designated by Dacorum Borough Council in 1968. Inside the boundary are 8 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 7 Grade II). The most significant is Barn Adjoining on North Chapel Farmhouse, 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.
- Barn Adjoining on North Chapel FarmhouseGrade II*
- 8 and 9, Chapel End LaneGrade II
- BrooksideGrade II
- Farmhouse at Manor FarmGrade II
- House at Chapelend Farm Next to Number 8Grade II
- Paddock CottageGrade II
- The Half Moon Public HouseGrade II
- Wilstone War MemorialGrade 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.