About the Hartley Wintney, Church House Conservation Area
The Hartley Wintney, Church House Conservation Area covers about 20 hectares and was designated by Hart District Council in 2008. Inside the boundary are 10 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 9 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade II*. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below.
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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- Hartley Wintney, Church HouseHouseholder works
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 II*
- Barn at Church House Farm to North of FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn at Church House Farm to South West of FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn at Church House Farm to West of FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn at Taplin's Farm to North East of FarmhouseGrade II
- Cartshed at Church House Farm to North of FarmhouseGrade II
- Church House FarmhouseGrade II
- Granary at Church House FarmGrade II
- Granary at Taplin's FarmGrade II
- Taplin's FarmhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHartley Wintney, Church House Conservation Area AppraisalHart 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 Hart District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.