About the Barley Conservation Area
The Barley Conservation Area covers about 58 hectares and was designated by North Hertfordshire District Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 59 listed buildings (3 Grade II*, 56 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Margaret of Antioch, Grade II*.
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 Barley 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 St Margaret of AntiochGrade II*
- Hill HouseGrade II*
- The Town HouseGrade II*
- 2 and 3, High StreetGrade II
- 5, High StreetGrade II
- 7 and 9, High StreetGrade II
- Aisled Barn About 25 Metres East North East of the Manor Farm HouseGrade II
- Aisled Barn About 5 Metres South of Smith End Farm HouseGrade II
- Barley United Reform ChurchGrade II
- Barn About 15 Metres South of the Old GranaryGrade II
- Barn and Stables About 15 Metres West North West of Smith End Farm HouseGrade II
- Barns About 50 Metres North East of the Manor Farm HouseGrade II
- Blythe Cottage and South CottageGrade II
- Cannons CottageGrade II
- Church CottageGrade II
- Churchyard Wall and Steps to North of Church of St Margaret of AntiochGrade II
- Cross Shaft Base About 1 Metre North East of the Cage Or Lock-UpGrade II
- Entrance Gates and Piers About 50 Metres North West of Hill HouseGrade II
- Flint CottagesGrade II
- Garden Walls and Steps About 5 Metres South East of Hill HouseGrade II
- GreenburyGrade II
- HollowaysGrade II
- Homestall and Flats 1 and 2Grade II
- Horse Shoe Farm HouseGrade II
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- Icknield Way Cottage With Shop and Post OfficeGrade II
- Lower Farm House and Number 2 Lower Yard CottagesGrade II
- Mansard Cottage and ByfieldsGrade II
- Margaret House Including Forecourt WallsGrade II
- MilestoneGrade II
- MortimersGrade II
- Mount HouseGrade II
- Nobles CornerGrade II
- Number 1 (kirk Cottage) and Number 2 Town House CottagesGrade II
- Orchard SideGrade II
- Outbuilding About 15 Metres East of Church CottageGrade II
- Outbuilding About 15 Metres North of the Manor Farm HouseGrade II
- Poplar CottageGrade II
- Pye CornerGrade II
- Ravello Rose CottageGrade II
- Roly Poly CottageGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Sells Close CottagesGrade II
- Smith End Farm HouseGrade II
- Staddle Barn About 35 Metres East North East of the Manor Farm HouseGrade II
- The Cage Or Lock-UpGrade II
- The Cottage and Rayments CottageGrade II
- The Fox and Hounds Public House With Inn SignGrade II
- The HoopsGrade II
- The LaurelsGrade II
- The Manor Farm HouseGrade II
- The Old GranaryGrade II
- The Old Post OfficeGrade II
- The PriorsGrade II
- The RamblersGrade II
- The Thatched CottageGrade II
- Tudor CottageGrade II
- War Memorial, Barley, North HertfordshireGrade II
- WheelwrightsGrade II
- White PostsGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBarley 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.