About the Whittlesey 2 Conservation Area
The Whittlesey 2 Conservation Area covers about 23 hectares and was designated by Fenland District Council in 1972. Inside the boundary are 51 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 6 Grade II*, 44 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, 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.
- 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 MaryGrade I
- Church of St AndrewGrade II*
- Grove HouseGrade II*
- Mansion HouseGrade II*
- Market CrossGrade II*
- Vinpenta HouseGrade II*
- Wilderness HouseGrade II*
- 1 and 3, Briggate WestGrade II
- 1, Finkle LaneGrade II
- 10, Low CrossGrade II
- 12, Market PlaceGrade II
- 13, 15, Low CrossGrade II
- 13a, Market PlaceGrade II
- 14, MARKET PLACE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 17, HorsegateGrade II
- 17, Market StreetGrade II
- 2 and 3, The BowerGrade II
- 2 and 4, Briggate EastGrade II
- 2, Low CrossGrade II
- 20 and 22, St Marys StreetGrade II
- 21, HorsegateGrade II
- 22, LONDON STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 23, HorsegateGrade II
- 38, Church StreetGrade II
Show all 51 listed buildings ↓All 51 listed buildings
- 46, Church StreetGrade II
- 48, Church StreetGrade II
- 5, Market PlaceGrade II
- 56, Whitmore StreetGrade II
- 6, High CausewayGrade II
- 6,7, Market PlaceGrade II
- 7a,7b, Market StreetGrade II
- 8, Market PlaceGrade II
- 9 Market StreetGrade II
- 9, HorsegateGrade II
- Black Bull Public HouseGrade II
- Gatepiers Rear of Number 8 Market PlaceGrade II
- George HotelGrade II
- Hermitage Rest HomeGrade II
- Horsegate HouseGrade II
- Letter A StudioGrade II
- Manor HouseGrade II
- Mud Wall adjoining 4 West End, WhittleseyGrade II
- Mud Wall between 9 and 13 Horsegate, WhittleseyGrade II
- Mud wall between Wades Yard and 14 HorsegateGrade II
- Mud Wall between Whittlesey Conservative Club and 36 Whitmore Street, WhittleseyGrade II
- Mud walls to the rear of the Black Bull InnGrade II
- National Westminster BankGrade II
- Park HouseGrade II
- The Falcon HotelGrade II
- Town HallGrade II
- War Memorial and Enclosure FenceGrade 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
WEBWhittlesey 2 Conservation Area AppraisalFenland 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 Fenland District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.