About the Cottered Conservation Area
The Cottered Conservation Area covers about 33 hectares and was designated by East Hertfordshire District Council in 1968. Inside the boundary are 39 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 37 Grade II). The most significant is The Lordship, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Cottered CA
- 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.
- The LordshipGrade I
- Parish Church of St John the Baptist (church of England)Grade II*
- Architectural Fragment in Japanese Garden at Garden House 10 Meters to West-North-West of HouseGrade II
- Architectural Fragments in Italian Garden at Garden House 80 Meters to South South East of HouseGrade II
- Barn at Cheynes Farm 20 Metres to North of HouseGrade II
- Barn at Childs Farm 15 Meters to South-West of HouseGrade II
- Bowling Green FarmhouseGrade II
- Entrance Gate With Side Screen Into Japanese Garden at Garden House 45 Meters to East-South-East of HouseGrade II
- Fan-Shaped Shelter in Japanese Garden at Garden House 40 Meters to East-South-East of HouseGrade II
- Farmhouse at Cheynes FarmGrade II
- Farmhouse at Childs FarmGrade II
- Farriers Cottage and Thatch CottageGrade II
- Flint CottageGrade II
- Green Arch in Japanese Garden at Garden House, 50 Meters to South-South-West of HouseGrade II
- Group Embracing All Stone Lanterns in Japanese Garden at Garden HouseGrade II
- Home Close CottagesGrade II
- HummerstonsGrade II
- Japanese House in Japanese Garden at Garden House 30 Meters to South-South-West of HouseGrade II
- Lilac CottagesGrade II
- Lower FarmGrade II
- Mininature Bridge in Japanese Garden at Garden House, 40 Meters to South of HouseGrade II
- Norton Cottage, And Hearts CottageGrade II
- NottinghamsGrade II
- Old Bowling ForgeGrade II
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- Paddocks WellsGrade II
- Red Arch (torii) in Japanese Garden at Garden House 40 Meters to South-East of HouseGrade II
- Resting House in Japanese Garden at Garden House 70 Meters to Sout-South-East of HouseGrade II
- Rosemary CottageGrade II
- Shinto Shrine in Japanese Garden at Garden House 20 Meters to West-South-West of HouseGrade II
- Shipwrights, And Shipwrights CottageGrade II
- Small Resting House in Japanese Garden at Garden House 30 Meters to South-South-East of HouseGrade II
- Spirit Bridge in Japanese Garden at Garden House 20 Meters to South-East of HouseGrade II
- Stable at the Lordship 40 Meters to North-West of HouseGrade II
- Tea House in Japanese Garden at Garden House 50 Meters to South-South-East of HouseGrade II
- The Bell Public HouseGrade II
- The Bull Public HouseGrade II
- The Old ForgeGrade II
- The Town HouseGrade II
- Wayside CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBCottered 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.