About the Much Marcle Conservation Area
The Much Marcle Conservation Area covers about 98 hectares and was designated by Herefordshire Council in 1976. Inside the boundary are 43 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 37 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Bartholomew, Grade I.
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 Much Marcle 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.
- Church of St BartholomewGrade I
- Summerhouse About 100 Yards West South West of Homme HouseGrade I
- Dovecote About 20 Yards North of HellensGrade II*
- HellensGrade II*
- Homme HouseGrade II*
- Phillips HouseGrade II*
- Barn About 40 Yards East of Bodenham FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn and Attached Cow Shelter About 45 Yards West of HellensGrade II
- Bodenham FarmhouseGrade II
- Bower CottageGrade II
- Bowers Monument About 30 Yards South of the South Nave Aisle of the Church of St BartholomewGrade II
- Causeway CottageGrade II
- Chest Tomb About 14 Yards South of the Chancel of the Church of St BartholomewGrade II
- Chest Tomb About 5 Yards South-West of South Porch of the Church of St BartholomewGrade II
- Chest Tomb About 9 Yards East of the South Porch of the Church of St BartholomewGrade II
- Churchyard Cross About 12 Yards South of the Chancel of the Church of St BartholomewGrade II
- Cider House About 40 Yards South West of HellensGrade II
- Cider House About 50 Yards East of Bodenham FarmhouseGrade II
- Clinton Monument About 6 Yards South-West of the South Porch of the Church of St BartholomewGrade II
- Coach House Attached to North of Homme HouseGrade II
- Elliott Monument About 20 Yards South-West of the South-West Corner of the Church of St BartholomewGrade II
- Gates, Gate Piers and Flanking Walls About 35 Yards North-East of the North-East Corner of the Church of St BartholomewGrade II
- Greenway CottageGrade II
- Headstone About 25 Yards South of the Chancel of the Church of St BartholomewGrade II
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- House and Linking Wall Attached to South West of HellensGrade II
- Inns Monument About 10 Yards South-West of the South Porch of the Church of St BartholomewGrade II
- John Smith Monument About 25 Yards South of the Junction of the Nave and Tower of the Church of St BartholomewGrade II
- Lodge About 150 Yards North West of Homme HouseGrade II
- Lucy Monument About 6 Yards East of the South Porch of the Church of St BartholomewGrade II
- MilestoneGrade II
- Parting Ground CottageGrade II
- Phillips Monument About 4 Yards South of the South Porch of the Church of St BartholomewGrade II
- Pound CottageGrade II
- Powell Monument About 20 Yards South of the South Porch of the Church of St BartholomewGrade II
- RhonvilleGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Row of Six Headstones About 15 to 25 Yards South of the South Nave Aisle of the Church of St BartholomewGrade II
- Stables About 35 Yards North West of HellensGrade II
- Street FarmhouseGrade II
- Thomas Smith Monument About 24 Yards South of the Junction of the Nave and Tower of the Church of St BartholomewGrade II
- Tollhouse CottageGrade II
- Wainhouse About 30 Yards North North East of Bodenham FarmhouseGrade II
- Wainhouse About 60 Yards West of HellensGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBMuch Marcle Conservation Area AppraisalHerefordshire 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 Herefordshire Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.