About the Stanstead Abbotts Conservation Area
The Stanstead Abbotts Conservation Area covers about 55 hectares and was designated by East Hertfordshire District Council in 1988. Inside the boundary are 58 listed buildings (6 Grade II*, 52 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Margarets (church of England), Grade II*. 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.
- 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.
- Church of St Margarets (church of England)Grade II*
- Parish Church of St Andrew (church of England)Grade II*
- Red Lion Public HouseGrade II*
- Stanstead HallGrade II*
- The Baish Almshouses and Attached Forecourt WallGrade II*
- The Clock HouseGrade II*
- 110, Cappell LaneGrade II
- 129 and 131, Cappell LaneGrade II
- 13, 15 and 17, Cappell LaneGrade II
- 13, High StreetGrade II
- 16, 18 and 20, Roydon RoadGrade II
- 2 and 4, Roydon RoadGrade II
- 2, High StreetGrade II
- 3, High StreetGrade II
- 31 and 33, High StreetGrade II
- 37 and 39, High StreetGrade II
- 39, 41 and 43, Cappell LaneGrade II
- 49, 51 and 53, Roydon RoadGrade II
- 54, Roydon RoadGrade II
- 6, Roydon RoadGrade II
- 61, High StreetGrade II
- 77, High StreetGrade II
- 91 and 93, Roydon RoadGrade II
- Abbots HouseGrade II
Show all 58 listed buildings ↓All 58 listed buildings
- Barn Attached to North End of Number 43, 30 Metres South West of Number 33 Barn Cottage the Tithe BarnGrade II
- Brown Malting (french and Jupp) to South Number 3 MaltingGrade II
- Colne CottagesGrade II
- Eventide House (the Salvation Army) Netherfield HouseGrade II
- Fern Cottage WoodsideGrade II
- Former Granary at St Margarets Farm 30 Metres North East of FarmhouseGrade II
- Front Lodge at EasneyeGrade II
- Front Railings Wall and GatesGrade II
- Garden House at the Clock House 40 Metres West South West of HouseGrade II
- Garden Wall, Gate Piers and Iron Gate the Manor HouseGrade II
- Gatescreen, Piers and Gates at the Coach HouseGrade II
- Gazebo on the mill stream at Bachelor's HallGrade II
- Halving CottagesGrade II
- Hill HouseGrade II
- Holmwood CottagesGrade II
- Jolly Fisherman Public HouseGrade II
- Long Barn at St Margarets Farm 50 Metres East North East of FarmhouseGrade II
- Maltings on East Bank of River Lea 50 Metres South of BridgeGrade II
- Netherfield CottagesGrade II
- New House Malting and No 3 Malting at the Maltings Down the Yard South of the MillGrade II
- Octagonal Building at St Margarets East North East of FarmhouseGrade II
- Ornamental Dairy at Netherfield House 5 Metres West of HouseGrade II
- Railings, Gatepiers, Gates and Drinking Fountain at Parish Church of St Andrews Along Road FrontageGrade II
- St Margarets Farm HouseGrade II
- St Margarets Station (british Rail) Buildings, Platform, And Canopy All on East Side of RailwayGrade II
- Stable Block at Hill House and the CottageGrade II
- The Clock HouseGrade II
- The Coach HouseGrade II
- The Lord Louis Public HouseGrade II
- The Manor HouseGrade II
- The MillGrade II
- The Millstream CafeGrade II
- Walford HouseGrade II
- WillowthorpeGrade 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
WEBStanstead Abbotts 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.