About the Hillingdon Village Conservation Area
The Hillingdon Village Conservation Area covers about 31 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Hillingdon in 1973. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 13 Grade II). The most significant is Cedars House, Grade II*. 2 Article 4 directions over the area remove 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
- Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs)Householder works
- 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.
- Cedars HouseGrade II*
- Church of St JohnGrade II*
- 369 Royal LaneGrade II
- Bishopshalt Grammar School (north Wing)Grade II
- Garden walls to east of Cedars HouseGrade II
- Gate to south of Cedars HouseGrade II
- GlenthorneGrade II
- Green Cottage and GreensideGrade II
- Highfield CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk in Front of the Red Lion Public House and Elm Tree CottageGrade II
- Magnolia House, the Laurels, the Chestnuts and Beech CottageGrade II
- Perryfield and Grenedehar.Grade II
- The Firs and Acacia HouseGrade II
- The Red Lion HotelGrade II
- The Red Lion Public HouseGrade 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.