About the Ardeley Conservation Area
The Ardeley Conservation Area covers about 6.4 hectares and was designated by East Hertfordshire District Council in 1981. Inside the boundary are 14 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 13 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St Lawrence (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.
- Parish Church of St Lawrence (church of England)Grade I
- Aisled Barn at Church Farm (10 Metres to South West of the Forge)Grade II
- All Hallows, On the Green (at South West Corner of the Green)Grade II
- Ardeley Parish Hall (at the South East Corner of the Green)Grade II
- Ardeley PlaceGrade II
- Barn at Old Bell Yard (20 Metres to North East of the Post House)Grade II
- Forge at Church Farm (opposite Junction and Jolly Waggoner Public House)Grade II
- Nos 1, 2, 3, 4 the Green (at North West Corner of the Green)Grade II
- The House on the Green (at the North East Corner of the Green)Grade II
- The Jolly Waggoner Public House and Rose CottageGrade II
- The Post HouseGrade II
- The Vicarage (55 Metres to West of Church)Grade II
- Village Pump and Wellhouse (on Green 90 Metres to North of Church)Grade II
- War Memorial (in Memorial Garden Next Churchyard)Grade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBArdeley Conservation Area AppraisalEast Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.