About the Kimpton Conservation Area
The Kimpton Conservation Area covers about 8.6 hectares and was designated by North Hertfordshire District Council in 1990. Inside the boundary are 24 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 23 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul, 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.
- Parish Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade I
- 1 and 3, High StreetGrade II
- 2, Church LaneGrade II
- 30, 32 and 34, High StreetGrade II
- 4, Church LaneGrade II
- 46, High StreetGrade II
- 5, 7, 9, Church LaneGrade II
- Bakehouse Immediately North of Number 2Grade II
- Ballslough FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn at Kimpton Bury FarmGrade II
- Beam Ends Cottage and 16Grade II
- Flying FoxGrade II
- Kimpton Bury FarmhouseGrade II
- Kimpton HouseGrade II
- Maltings Workshop North of Number 46 (baskerville Engineering)Grade II
- Number 20, The White Horse Public House, Country Properties and Forge ViewGrade II
- Old Well Cottage, 14, 15,16Grade II
- Slaughterhouse at Rear of No 2Grade II
- Stable Block at Kimpton Bury FarmGrade II
- Stone HouseGrade II
- The Little Priory and Brewers CottageGrade II
- The Old Inn and Number 43Grade II
- The Old White HouseGrade II
- Well CottageGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBKimpton 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.