About the Hunsdon Conservation Area
The Hunsdon Conservation Area covers about 5.8 hectares and was designated by East Hertfordshire District Council in 1968. Inside the boundary are 28 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 26 Grade II). The most significant is Tanners, 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.
- TannersGrade II*
- The Pump HouseGrade II*
- 1 and 3, High StreetGrade II
- 2 and 4, Drury LaneGrade II
- 20, High StreetGrade II
- 21, Drury LaneGrade II
- 22 and 24, High StreetGrade II
- 24 and 26, Drury LaneGrade II
- 29-39, High StreetGrade II
- 34, High StreetGrade II
- 41, High StreetGrade II
- 53, High StreetGrade II
- Bela Down HouseGrade II
- Brook Cottage Post OfficeGrade II
- Down CottageGrade II
- Fox and Hounds Public House Opposite the Post OfficeGrade II
- Hunsdon StoresGrade II
- Hunsdon War MemorialGrade II
- NetherhallGrade II
- Number 15,Set Back Beside Number 17Grade II
- OrchardsGrade II
- ShuttlesGrade II
- The Cottage Tinkwood CottageGrade II
- The Crown Public House on the Corner of Acorn StreetGrade II
Show all 28 listed buildings ↓All 28 listed buildings
- The Old Post CottageGrade II
- Village HallGrade II
- Village Pump and Surrounding RailingGrade II
- White HorsesGrade 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
WEBHunsdon 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.