About the Baldock Conservation Area
The Baldock Conservation Area covers about 16 hectares and was designated by North Hertfordshire District Council in 2003. Inside the boundary are 99 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 8 Grade II*, 90 Grade II). The most significant is Church of Saint Mary, Grade I.
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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Baldock CA
- 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 Saint MaryGrade I
- 13, Whitehorse StreetGrade II*
- 23 and 23a, High StreetGrade II*
- 3 and 5, Church StreetGrade II*
- Butterfield HouseGrade II*
- Halford HouseGrade II*
- Manor HouseGrade II*
- Manor HouseGrade II*
- The CottageGrade II*
- 1, 1b, 3 and 5, Hitchin StreetGrade II
- 1, High StreetGrade II
- 1, Sun StreetGrade II
- 10-14, Whitehorse StreetGrade II
- 10, Hitchin StreetGrade II
- 11 and 13, Church StreetGrade II
- 11, High StreetGrade II
- 12 and 14, Hitchin StreetGrade II
- 14 and 16, Church StreetGrade II
- 14, High StreetGrade II
- 15, High StreetGrade II
- 16, High StreetGrade II
- 17 and 19, Hitchin StreetGrade II
- 17 and 19, Whitehorse StreetGrade II
- 18 and 20, Church StreetGrade II
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- 18, Whitehorse StreetGrade II
- 19, High StreetGrade II
- 2, Whitehorse StreetGrade II
- 20 Whitehorse StreetGrade II
- 20, High StreetGrade II
- 21, Whitehorse StreetGrade II
- 22 and 24, Church StreetGrade II
- 23, Hitchin StreetGrade II
- 24 and 26, Whitehorse StreetGrade II
- 24, High StreetGrade II
- 24a, High StreetGrade II
- 25, High StreetGrade II
- 25, Hitchin StreetGrade II
- 26, Church StreetGrade II
- 27 and 29, Whitehorse StreetGrade II
- 27, Hitchin StreetGrade II
- 28, Whitehorse StreetGrade II
- 29, Hitchin StreetGrade II
- 3 and 3a, Sun StreetGrade II
- 3, High StreetGrade II
- 30 and 32, Whitehorse StreetGrade II
- 31, Whitehorse StreetGrade II
- 31a, Hitchin StreetGrade II
- 32 and 34, Church StreetGrade II
- 33, 35 and 35a, High StreetGrade II
- 33, Hitchin StreetGrade II
- 33, Whitehorse StreetGrade II
- 35, Hitchin StreetGrade II
- 35, Whitehorse StreetGrade II
- 37 and 38b, High StreetGrade II
- 37 and 39, Whitehorse StreetGrade II
- 4, Whitehorse StreetGrade II
- 40 and 42, Whitehorse StreetGrade II
- 41, High StreetGrade II
- 41a, High StreetGrade II
- 41b, High StreetGrade II
- 42, Church StreetGrade II
- 43-53, Hitchin StreetGrade II
- 44, Whitehorse StreetGrade II
- 48, High StreetGrade II
- 5, High StreetGrade II
- 5, Sun StreetGrade II
- 50 and 52, High StreetGrade II
- 55, Hitchin StreetGrade II
- 57, Hitchin StreetGrade II
- 6 and 6a, High StreetGrade II
- 6, Hitchin StreetGrade II
- 6, Whitehorse StreetGrade II
- 7 and 9, Church StreetGrade II
- 7, High StreetGrade II
- 7, Hitchin StreetGrade II
- 7, Sun StreetGrade II
- 7, Whitehorse StreetGrade II
- 8, High StreetGrade II
- 8, Hitchin StreetGrade II
- 8, Whitehorse StreetGrade II
- Cambridge HouseGrade II
- Churchyard Wall of Saint Mary's ChurchGrade II
- Gateway and Wall in Front of Wynne's AlmhousesGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk in Front of Number 21 (manor House)Grade II
- Methodist ChurchGrade II
- Nos 6 to 12 (even) Church StreetGrade II
- Number 12 (includes Former Numbers 10 and 10a)Grade II
- Number 31 (including Carriage Entrance Abutting on East)Grade II
- Oak HouseGrade II
- Outbuilding East of Number 21Grade II
- Pepper CourtGrade II
- Premises Occupied by S G Street and Company LimitedGrade II
- Raban CourtGrade II
- The Cock Public HouseGrade II
- The Old George and Dragon HotelGrade II
- The White Lion Public HouseGrade II
- Tomb of William ClarksonGrade II
- Wynne's AlmhousesGrade II
- Ye Olde Bull's Head InnGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
High StreetWhitehorse StreetHitchin StreetChurch StreetSun Street
The council’s appraisal
WEBBaldock Conservation Area AppraisalNorth Hertfordshire 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 North Hertfordshire District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.