About the Hexton Conservation Area
The Hexton Conservation Area covers about 20 hectares and was designated by North Hertfordshire District Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 12 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 11 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Faith (church of England), 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.
- 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 Faith (church of England)Grade II*
- Grange HallGrade II
- Hexton ManorGrade II
- Hexton Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Medieval Cross Base at Hexton Manor (4m to Nw of Porch)Grade II
- Posting Box Built Into Front Wall of Number 1 Ivy Cottages (post Office)Grade II
- Pump on Roadside Opposite Dairy CottagesGrade II
- Pump on Roadside Opposite Elm Tree CottagesGrade II
- Pump on Roadside Outside No 4 New CottagesGrade II
- Pump on Roadside, Outside Nos 1 and 2 New CottagesGrade II
- Villagers Pump at Junction of Village Street With Barton RoadGrade II
- Walls to Walled Gardens at Hexton Manor Near Village StreetGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHexton 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.