About the Catworth Conservation Area
The Catworth Conservation Area covers about 16 hectares within Huntingdonshire District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 22 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 21 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St Leonards, Grade I. 13 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 LeonardsGrade I
- 12, Fox RoadGrade II
- 15, High StreetGrade II
- 19, High StreetGrade II
- 2, Station RoadGrade II
- 33, 35 and 37, High StreetGrade II
- 62, Church RoadGrade II
- Appletree CottageGrade II
- Barn to North of Number 12Grade II
- Catworth Post OfficeGrade II
- ChandosGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Corner FarmhouseGrade II
- Corner HouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Laurel HouseGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- St Leonards Parish Church Yard Gates and Gate PiersGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The CroftGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The RacehorseGrade 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.