About the Harlington Village Conservation Area
The Harlington Village Conservation Area covers about 16 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Hillingdon in 2005. Inside the boundary are 9 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 8 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter and St Paul, Grade I. 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.
- Changes of use from commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghousesChange of use
- Residential extensionsHouseholder 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 Peter and St PaulGrade I
- 268-272, High StreetGrade II
- Harlington Baptist ChurchGrade II
- Harlington War MemorialGrade II
- Monument to William and Elizabeth Brookes in Churchyard of Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Road Traffic Hazard SignGrade II
- The White Hart Public HouseGrade II
- Wall to South of Churchyard of Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Walls to North of Church of Saint Peter and Saint PaulGrade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from London Borough of Hillingdon and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.