About the Abbotsley Conservation Area
The Abbotsley Conservation Area covers about 26 hectares within Huntingdonshire District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 17 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 16 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Margaret, Grade II*. 1 Tree Preservation Order record overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work.
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 MargaretGrade II*
- 1, Blacksmiths LaneGrade II
- 19, High StreetGrade II
- 2, Blacksmiths LaneGrade II
- 5 and 7, Highs StreetGrade II
- 58, High StreetGrade II
- 67, High StreetGrade II
- 9, Blacksmiths LaneGrade II
- 90 and 92, High StreetGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Fen End FarmhouseGrade II
- Grange FarmhouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk by St Margarets ChurchGrade II
- Rectory FarmhouseGrade II
- Stoneley CottageGrade II
- Table Tomb About 10 Yards South of Church of St MaragretGrade II
- Vicarage FarmhouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Huntingdonshire District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.