About the Lode Conservation Area
The Lode Conservation Area covers about 10 hectares and was designated by East Cambridgeshire District Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 14 listed buildings, all Grade II. 20 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. 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.
- 17, Lode RoadGrade II
- 2, Mill RoadGrade II
- 21, Lode RoadGrade II
- 23 and 25, High StreetGrade II
- 25 and 27, Lode RoadGrade II
- 31, Mill RoadGrade II
- Baptist Chapel and School RoomGrade II
- Church of St JamesGrade II
- Gates and Gate Piers in Kitchen Garden at Anglesey AbbeyGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Lode War MemorialGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- RosemontGrade II
- Six piers and urns in Kitchen Garden, at Anglesey AbbeyGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBLode Conservation Area AppraisalEast Cambridgeshire District Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from East Cambridgeshire District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.