About the Patmore Heath Conservation Area
The Patmore Heath Conservation Area covers about 19 hectares and was designated by East Hertfordshire District Council in 1990. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings, all 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Patmore Heath 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.
- Elm CottageGrade II
- Flintbury Cottage and Flint and Brick Dressed Wall on the Western BoundaryGrade II
- Gravesend FarmhouseGrade II
- Heath End CottageGrade II
- Hitch Lane CottageGrade II
- Oxen EndGrade II
- Patmore CottageGrade II
- Patmore LodgeGrade II
- PenniesGrade II
- Pightle CottageGrade II
- Thatched Cottage the CottageGrade II
- The Hunting Box, Stable to the North and Red Brick Walls on Northern, Southern and Western BoundariesGrade II
- The Lane HouseGrade II
- The White CottageGrade II
- Walnut Tree CottageGrade II
- West ViewGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBPatmore Heath 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.