About the Bushey High Street Conservation Area
The Bushey High Street Conservation Area covers about 18 hectares and was designated by Hertsmere Borough Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 27 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 26 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St James, 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.
- Church of St JamesGrade II*
- 12, 14 and 16, High StreetGrade II
- 18, High StreetGrade II
- 23, High StreetGrade II
- 3, High StreetGrade II
- 4 and 6, High StreetGrade II
- 46, 48 and 48a, High StreetGrade II
- 49, 49a, And 51, High StreetGrade II
- 5, High StreetGrade II
- 62-68, High StreetGrade II
- 8 and 10, High StreetGrade II
- 80, High StreetGrade II
- Barn to Rear of Engineering Works About 50 Metres of High StreetGrade II
- Bushey HouseGrade II
- Church ViewGrade II
- Edridge Monument About 15 Metres South West of Church of St JamesGrade II
- Fuller Monument About 30 Metres West South West of Church of St JamesGrade II
- Glebe House Montague House the Old RectoryGrade II
- Hacconby Cottage Wentbridge CottageGrade II
- Herkomer Monument About 20 Metres North of Tower of Church of St JamesGrade II
- Ivy HouseGrade II
- KingsleyGrade II
- Paul Monument About 15 Metres South of Church of St JamesGrade II
- Prospect CottageGrade II
Show all 27 listed buildings ↓All 27 listed buildings
The council’s appraisal
WEBBushey High Street Conservation Area AppraisalHertsmere Borough 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 Hertsmere Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.