About the Sawbridgeworth Conservation Area
The Sawbridgeworth Conservation Area covers about 35 hectares and was designated by East Hertfordshire District Council in 1968. Inside the boundary are 104 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 99 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of Great St Mary's, 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Sawbridgeworth 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.
- Parish Church of Great St Mary'sGrade I
- 19, Knight StreetGrade II*
- 40, Knight StreetGrade II*
- The Market HouseGrade II*
- The Red HouseGrade II*
- 1 and 2, Fair GreenGrade II
- 1 and 3, Church StreetGrade II
- 129, Sheering Mill LaneGrade II
- 13 and 15, Bell StreetGrade II
- 14, 16 and 18, Knight StreetGrade II
- 15 and 17, Station RoadGrade II
- 17, Bell StreetGrade II
- 17, Knight StreetGrade II
- 18, Bell StreetGrade II
- 2, Cambridge RoadGrade II
- 2, Church StreetGrade II
- 2, The SquareGrade II
- 20 and 22, Bell StreetGrade II
- 21 and 23, Bell StreetGrade II
- 22 and 24, Knight StreetGrade II
- 24, Bell StreetGrade II
- 25, Bell StreetGrade II
- 26, Bell StreetGrade II
- 27, 29 and 31, Station RoadGrade II
Show all 104 listed buildings ↓All 104 listed buildings
- 27, Bell StreetGrade II
- 28 and 30, Bell StreetGrade II
- 28, Knight StreetGrade II
- 29, Bell StreetGrade II
- 3 and 4, The SquareGrade II
- 3, Fair GreenGrade II
- 30 and 32, Knight StreetGrade II
- 31 and 33, Bell StreetGrade II
- 33, Knight StreetGrade II
- 35 and 37, Station RoadGrade II
- 36, Bell StreetGrade II
- 36, Knight StreetGrade II
- 38, Knight StreetGrade II
- 40, 42 and 44, Bell StreetGrade II
- 46, Bell StreetGrade II
- 49-53, Knight StreetGrade II
- 53, London RoadGrade II
- 62 and 66, London RoadGrade II
- 66, Station RoadGrade II
- 68, London RoadGrade II
- 68, Station RoadGrade II
- 70 and 72, Station RoadGrade II
- 76, Station RoadGrade II
- 8, Church StreetGrade II
- 91 and 93, London RoadGrade II
- 92, Station RoadGrade II
- 95, London RoadGrade II
- 96 and 98, Station RoadGrade II
- Assembly Room at Number 28 (set Back on South East)Grade II
- Barn 12 Yards South West of Number 2Grade II
- Barn at Number 17 40 Yards North East of HouseGrade II
- Bridgefoot House (south Side of Junction With the Forebury)Grade II
- CarpentersGrade II
- Church HouseGrade II
- Cob CottageGrade II
- Corner HouseGrade II
- Crane Base and Short Length of Quay Wall of Stort Navigation, 20 Yards North of Road Near BridgeGrade II
- Fair Green HouseGrade II
- Fair Green LodgeGrade II
- Former Good Intent Public HouseGrade II
- Former Orchard WorksGrade II
- George Fourth Public House (on Island at Junction With Station Road)Grade II
- Grain Store at SawbridgeworthGrade II
- Green Man HouseGrade II
- Groves HouseGrade II
- Hill CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk at Junction of Knight Street With the ForeburyGrade II
- King William IV Public HouseGrade II
- Landguard on Hillside to South, Drive Beside Number 90Grade II
- Linden HouseGrade II
- Mann Memorial AlmshousesGrade II
- Mill House at Sawbridgeworth MillGrade II
- Mill Store (abutting Station Road to West of Number 35)Grade II
- Orchard Cottage to East of Number 98Grade II
- Pump in North East Corner of Garden of Number 66Grade II
- Pump in Pavement Next South West Corner of Number 30Grade II
- Pump in Pavement Next to Barn at Rear of Number 1Grade II
- Pump Next South West Corner of Outhouse at Bridgefoot HouseGrade II
- Sayesbury CottageGrade II
- Sayesbury Manor Council OfficesGrade II
- Shop Premises of Charles Riches and Private House to RearGrade II
- Spring CottageGrade II
- Stable Block at Number 4Grade II
- StarlingsGrade II
- Summer House at Rear of Garden of Number 9Grade II
- The BarberyGrade II
- The ChantryGrade II
- The Clock HouseGrade II
- The Elms Health CentreGrade II
- The Old Bell Public HouseGrade II
- The Old ForgeGrade II
- The Old ManseGrade II
- The Old Vicarage North of Vicarage and Next ChurchyardGrade II
- The PharmacyGrade II
- The Queen's Head Public HouseGrade II
- The White CottageGrade II
- TrevarthenGrade II
- Vantorts CottageGrade II
- Vine CottageGrade II
- White Lion HotelGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Bell StreetKnight StreetStation RoadLondon RoadChurch StreetFair GreenThe SquareCambridge RoadSheering Mill Lane
The council’s appraisal
WEBSawbridgeworth 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.