About the Bythorn Conservation Area
The Bythorn Conservation Area covers about 9.4 hectares within Huntingdonshire District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 10 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 9 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St Lawrence, Grade II*. 8 Tree Preservation Order records 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.
- Parish Church of St LawrenceGrade II*
- Byfield CottageGrade II
- Bythorn HouseGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Scott's FarmhouseGrade II
- The Corner HouseGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The Old ManseGrade II
- Three Chest Tombs Circa Ten Metres to South West of Tower of St Lawrences Parish ChurchGrade II
- White Hart Public HouseGrade II
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.