About the Waresley Conservation Area
The Waresley Conservation Area covers about 22 hectares within Huntingdonshire District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 25 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 24 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St James the Great, Grade II*. 47 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.
- Church of St James the GreatGrade II*
- 1 and 2, The BankGrade II
- 1 and 3 Gamlingay Road and 2 Vicarage RoadGrade II
- 13 and 15, Vicarage RoadGrade II
- 17 and 19, Vicarage StreetGrade II
- 5 and 6, The SquareGrade II
- 5 and 7, Gamlingay RoadGrade II
- 5 and 7, Vicarage RoadGrade II
- 9, 11 and 13, Gamlingay RoadGrade II
- Barn and Stables North West of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Cross in Churchyard East of Old VicarageGrade II
- Duncombe Arms Public HouseGrade II
- Garden Wall to Numbers 1,3,5,7,11,13,15,17 and 19Grade II
- Home FarmhouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone Box, Waresley, BedsGrade II
- Lamp Standard 20 Yards South of Duncombe Arms Public HouseGrade II
- Manor Farm CottagesGrade II
- Milestone About 10 Yards West of Duncombe ArmsGrade II
- Old VicarageGrade II
- Vicarage FarmhouseGrade II
- Village Pump About 10 Yards From Entry to Waresley HallGrade II
- Village Pump and Drinking Fountain 15 Yards East of ChurchGrade II
- Waresley GrangeGrade II
- Waresley HallGrade II
Show all 25 listed buildings ↓All 25 listed buildings
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.