About the Ruislip Village Conservation Area
The Ruislip Village Conservation Area covers about 55 hectares and was designated by London Borough of Hillingdon in 1827. Inside the boundary are 22 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 19 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Martin of Tours, Grade I. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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 Martin of ToursGrade I
- 9-15, High StreetGrade II*
- Great Barn to West of Manor Farm YardGrade II*
- 1, 1a and 1b, High StreetGrade II
- 6, High StreetGrade II
- Cowshed and Sties to North West of Manor Farm YardGrade II
- Cowshed to East of Manor Farm YardGrade II
- Hailey's Shop the Village Sweet ShopGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Opposite North End of High StreetGrade II
- Laurel Cottage Primrose Cottage Tudor CottageGrade II
- Mill HouseGrade II
- Monument to Annie Hall Northeast of War Memorial and Behind Number 39 in St Martins ChurchyardGrade II
- Orchard CottageGrade II
- Ruislip AlmshousesGrade II
- Small Barn to South of Manor Farm YardGrade II
- The British Legion HallGrade II
- The Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- The Old HouseGrade II
- The Old OrchardGrade II
- The Old Priory RestaurantGrade II
- The Swan InnGrade II
- The White Bear 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.