About the HOUGHTON AND WYTON Conservation Area
The HOUGHTON AND WYTON Conservation Area covers about 203 hectares and was designated by Huntingdonshire District Council in 1980. Inside the boundary are 56 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 52 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, Grade I. 236 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. 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.
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 All SaintsGrade I
- 1, The GreenGrade II*
- Houghton MillGrade II*
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II*
- 1,2 and 3, Chapel LaneGrade II
- 3, The LanesGrade II
- Allanby CottageGrade II
- Black Horse CottageGrade II
- Buckley House and ThraeGrade II
- Durley CottageGrade II
- East Lodge to Houghton Poultry Research Station West Lodge to Houghton Poultry Research StationGrade II
- Elder CottageGrade II
- Glebe CottageGrade II
- Holme CottageGrade II
- Houghton BuryGrade II
- Houghton Hill HouseGrade II
- Houghton Poultry Research StationGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk by Clock TowerGrade II
- LadymeereGrade II
- Little DormersGrade II
- Magdalene House and Dove CoteGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- May CottageGrade II
- Memorial Shelter and Clock TowerGrade II
Show all 56 listed buildings ↓All 56 listed buildings
- Millers MeadeGrade II
- Monument to Potto BrownGrade II
- Parish Church of St MaryGrade II
- Provender House and Scrivener's FoodstoreGrade II
- RiversideGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- SchaeGrade II
- Silver BirchesGrade II
- Small House and FernleighGrade II
- Soma House, Post Office and WaysideGrade II
- Stuart CottageGrade II
- Stuart HouseGrade II
- Sweet BriarGrade II
- Thatched Barn at Rectory FarmGrade II
- Thatched White CottageGrade II
- The BarnGrade II
- The CedarsGrade II
- The ElmsGrade II
- The HomesteadGrade II
- The LindensGrade II
- The ManorGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The Thatched Cottages, Dolly Peg Cottage and Beth-HacceremGrade II
- Three Horse Shoes Public HouseGrade II
- Three Jolly Butchers Public HouseGrade II
- Tun CottageGrade II
- United Reform ChapelGrade II
- Village PumpGrade II
- Walden HouseGrade II
- West End CottageGrade II
- White CottageGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBHOUGHTON AND WYTON Conservation Area AppraisalHuntingdonshire District Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗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.