About the Barkway Conservation Area
The Barkway Conservation Area covers about 21 hectares and was designated by North Hertfordshire District Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 51 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 47 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary Magdalene, 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.
- 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 Mary MagdaleneGrade I
- 2, High StreetGrade II*
- 93/95 and 97, High StreetGrade II*
- The GablesGrade II*
- 106, High StreetGrade II
- 129, High StreetGrade II
- 130, High StreetGrade II
- 133, High StreetGrade II
- 15, High StreetGrade II
- 19 and 19a, High StreetGrade II
- 21, High StreetGrade II
- 24, 24a and 26, High StreetGrade II
- 33 and 35, High StreetGrade II
- 43, High StreetGrade II
- 45/47 and 49, High StreetGrade II
- 62 and 64, High StreetGrade II
- 68 and 74, High StreetGrade II
- 76, High StreetGrade II
- 77, High StreetGrade II
- 82, High StreetGrade II
- 83, High StreetGrade II
- 88, 90 and 92, High StreetGrade II
- 96, High StreetGrade II
- Ashtree CottageGrade II
Show all 51 listed buildings ↓All 51 listed buildings
- Barkway Carriage Wash also known as the Wagon WashGrade II
- Barkway CottageGrade II
- Berg CottageGrade II
- Clockhouse CottageGrade II
- Cornwell Monument About 10 Metres South of Church of St Mary MagdaleneGrade II
- Former Bath House Immediately South of Number 81 (not Listed)Grade II
- Jackson Monument About 30 Metres East of Church of St Mary MagdaleneGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Adjacent to Old Forge CottageGrade II
- Manor Farm Cottage and Attached Barn to West of Farm HouseGrade II
- Manor Farm HouseGrade II
- MilestoneGrade II
- Number 14 and Parish HallGrade II
- Number 78 and Barkway StoresGrade II
- Numbers 1, 3 (forge Cottage) and 5 (rosemary Cottage)Grade II
- Numbers 11 (the Red House) and 11aGrade II
- Numbers 25 (tithe Cottage) 27 and 29 (barn End)Grade II
- Numbers 7 and 9 (fairbairns)Grade II
- Old ForgeGrade II
- St George'sGrade II
- Stallibrass Monument About 1 Metre South of Church of St Mary MagdaleneGrade II
- Swan CottageGrade II
- The LimesGrade II
- The ManseGrade II
- The Oak HouseGrade II
- The RetreatGrade II
- Townsend HouseGrade II
- Turnpike CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBarkway 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.