About the Bishop's Stortford Conservation Area
The Bishop's Stortford Conservation Area covers about 130 hectares and was designated by East Hertfordshire District Council in 1968. Inside the boundary are 78 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 72 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Michael, Grade I. 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.
- Church of St MichaelGrade I
- Remains of Waytemore CastleGrade I
- Black Lion InnGrade II*
- Boar's Head InnGrade II*
- TissimansGrade II*
- TissimansGrade II*
- 1 and 5, London RoadGrade II
- 1-3, High StreetGrade II
- 12-14, WindhillGrade II
- 14, Hockerill StreetGrade II
- 14, Water LaneGrade II
- 15, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 15, Market StreetGrade II
- 2-4, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 22, Hockerill StreetGrade II
- 23a, Hockerhill StreetGrade II
- 25 North Street, former White Horse InnGrade II
- 27-27a, Hockerill StreetGrade II
- 29, Hockerill StreetGrade II
- 3-5, North StreetGrade II
- 3-5, WindhillGrade II
- 30, WindhillGrade II
- 37-41, Hockerill StreetGrade II
- 4, North StreetGrade II
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- 4, WindhillGrade II
- 43 and 45, Basbow LaneGrade II
- 43, Hockerill StreetGrade II
- 47 and 49, Basbow LaneGrade II
- 5-7, North TerraceGrade II
- 5, High StreetGrade II
- 6, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 6, High StreetGrade II
- 6, Market StreetGrade II
- 8, Dane StreetGrade II
- Abbeygate TravelGrade II
- BudgensGrade II
- Cemetery ChapelsGrade II
- Cemetery LodgeGrade II
- Central Range of Former Malthouses at Junction With South Street (maurice and Company Limited)Grade II
- Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Cock Inn Including Outbuildings at RearGrade II
- Entrance Arch and Wall to No 5Grade II
- Footstep CottageGrade II
- Former Stable Block to Rear of No 31 (half Moon Inn)Grade II
- George HotelGrade II
- Gray and Sons, W Adams Group, SamcoGrade II
- Guild HouseGrade II
- Half Moon InnGrade II
- Halifax Building SocietyGrade II
- Handscombs Ltd IronmongersGrade II
- Hertfordshire and Essex Observer Offices, Jarvis BennettGrade II
- Hillside HouseGrade II
- Hockerill Residential SchoolGrade II
- KingswoodGrade II
- Memorial Hall at Bishops Stortford CollegeGrade II
- No 2 With West Boundary WallGrade II
- North Range of Former Malthouses at Junction With South Street (peppers)Grade II
- PearsonsGrade II
- Rhodes' Birthplace MuseumGrade II
- Savill and SonGrade II
- Searings MotorcyclesGrade II
- SimmonsGrade II
- South Range of Former Malthouses at Junction With South Street (hopper Engineering)Grade II
- St Joseph's Monastery and St Joseph's ChurchGrade II
- Stead and Simpson Ashwell and ChambersGrade II
- SwordersGrade II
- The British Legion ClubGrade II
- The CourtyardGrade II
- The LinksGrade II
- The Maltings (behind No 27)Grade II
- The Star InnGrade II
- The Water HouseGrade II
- The Windmill AntiquaryGrade II
- United Reformed ChurchGrade II
- Vyse CourtGrade II
- War MemorialGrade II
- War Memorial at St Michael's ChurchGrade II
- Westfield LodgeGrade 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
WEBBishop's Stortford 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.