About the High Wych Conservation Area
The High Wych Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares and was designated by East Hertfordshire District Council in 1990. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St James the Great, 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.
- Parish Church of St James the GreatGrade II*
- Bakers Farm HouseGrade II
- Beth GilboaGrade II
- Former Stable Block at Bakers FarmGrade II
- High Wych GrangeGrade II
- Holly Tree Cottage and Path CottageGrade II
- Old School at High Wych Jmi School (north East Block)Grade II
- School HouseGrade II
- Stanley Cottage and Daisy CottageGrade II
- Thatched Building at South Side of Junction With High Wych LaneGrade II
- The Four LanternsGrade II
- The Half Moon Public HouseGrade II
- The Thatched CottageGrade II
- Vine Cottage Opposite Post OfficeGrade II
- Wall and Gates Alongside Road at Parish Church of St James and School HouseGrade II
- Wychcroft CottagesGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHigh Wych 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.