About the Putley Conservation Area
The Putley Conservation Area covers about 9.5 hectares and was designated by Herefordshire Council in 1993. Inside the boundary are 17 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Churchyard Cross and Base About 20 Yards South of Chancel of Putley Parish Church, Grade II*.
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.
- Churchyard Cross and Base About 20 Yards South of Chancel of Putley Parish ChurchGrade II*
- Putley Parish ChurchGrade II*
- Arbour and Flanking Walls 50 Yards West of Putley CourtGrade II
- Barrett Monument Abouty 10 Yards South of the South Porch of Putley Parish ChurchGrade II
- Chest Tomb About 8 Yards South of South Porch of Putley Parish ChurchGrade II
- Cider House Attached to North West of Lower CourtGrade II
- Gwillim Monument About 3 Yards East of Chancel of Putley Parish ChurchGrade II
- Hankins Monument About One Yard South of Junction of Nave and Chancel of Putley Parish ChurchGrade II
- Jones Monument About 10 Yards South South West of South West Corner of Nave of Putley Parsish ChurchGrade II
- Jones Monument About 11 Yards South South West of South West Corner of Nave of Putley Parish ChurchGrade II
- Lettice Mutlow Monument About 30 Yards South of the Chancel of Putley Parish ChurchGrade II
- Lower CourtGrade II
- Putley CourtGrade II
- Putley War MemorialGrade II
- Stables About 20 Yards South West of Lower CourtGrade II
- Stock Monument About One Yard Eat of Chancel of Putley Parish ChurchGrade II
- Thomas Mutlow Monument About 25 Yards South of the Chancel of Putley Parish ChurchGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBPutley 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.