About the Royston Conservation Area
The Royston Conservation Area covers about 24 hectares and was designated by North Hertfordshire District Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 111 listed buildings (4 Grade I, 7 Grade II*, 100 Grade II). The most significant is 18, Melbourn Street, 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 Royston 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.
- 18, Melbourn StreetGrade I
- 23, Kneesworth StreetGrade I
- Church of St John the BaptistGrade I
- Royston CaveGrade I
- 11, Kneesworth StreetGrade II*
- 17-21, Kneesworth StreetGrade II*
- 4, Baldock StreetGrade II*
- 59 and 61, High StreetGrade II*
- 63 and 65, High StreetGrade II*
- 9, Kneesworth StreetGrade II*
- Royston Manor HouseGrade II*
- 1 and 3, London RoadGrade II
- 1 and 3, Lower King StreetGrade II
- 1, John StreetGrade II
- 10, High StreetGrade II
- 11, High StreetGrade II
- 12-16, London RoadGrade II
- 12, High StreetGrade II
- 13, High StreetGrade II
- 13, Kneesworth StreetGrade II
- 13, Lower King StreetGrade II
- 14 and 16, High StreetGrade II
- 16, Kneesworth StreetGrade II
- 17 and 17a, Lower King StreetGrade II
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- 17 and 19, High StreetGrade II
- 18 and 20, High StreetGrade II
- 18 and 20, Kneesworth StreetGrade II
- 18 and 20, London RoadGrade II
- 19a and 21, Baldock StreetGrade II
- 2 and 3, Kneesworth StreetGrade II
- 2, Fish HillGrade II
- 2, High StreetGrade II
- 2, John StreetGrade II
- 21, High StreetGrade II
- 22 and 24, High StreetGrade II
- 22, Kneesworth StreetGrade II
- 22, London RoadGrade II
- 23, Baldock StreetGrade II
- 25, High StreetGrade II
- 25, Market HillGrade II
- 26, High StreetGrade II
- 26a and 28, High StreetGrade II
- 28, Kneesworth StreetGrade II
- 29-39, High StreetGrade II
- 29, Market HillGrade II
- 3, Melbourn StreetGrade II
- 30 and 32, High StreetGrade II
- 30, Kneesworth StreetGrade II
- 31, Kneesworth StreetGrade II
- 32, Kneesworth StreetGrade II
- 33 and 35, London RoadGrade II
- 35-41, Kneesworth StreetGrade II
- 39, Market HillGrade II
- 4 George LaneGrade II
- 4, High StreetGrade II
- 4, Melbourn StreetGrade II
- 40, Kneesworth StreetGrade II
- 41, High StreetGrade II
- 41, King StreetGrade II
- 43 and 43a, King StreetGrade II
- 43 and 45, High StreetGrade II
- 45, King StreetGrade II
- 45a, 47 and 49, High StreetGrade II
- 49-53, King StreetGrade II
- 5, London RoadGrade II
- 5, Melbourn StreetGrade II
- 51-55, High StreetGrade II
- 55-59, King StreetGrade II
- 57, High StreetGrade II
- 6 and 8, Melbourn StreetGrade II
- 6, High StreetGrade II
- 61, King StreetGrade II
- 63 and 65, King StreetGrade II
- 67, High StreetGrade II
- 67, King StreetGrade II
- 7 and 9, High StreetGrade II
- 7-9, Melbourn StreetGrade II
- 7, Baldock StreetGrade II
- 7, Kneesworth StreetGrade II
- 7, London RoadGrade II
- 77, King StreetGrade II
- 8, High StreetGrade II
- 9 and 11, Lower King StreetGrade II
- 9 Market HillGrade II
- 9, Baldock StreetGrade II
- Banyers LodgeGrade II
- Barclays BankGrade II
- Barn Behind Numbers 28 and 30Grade II
- Barn, Former Stables Occupied by H Kerr, Motor Body Repairs Behind Number 31Grade II
- Barns Adjoining North End of Number 41Grade II
- Former United Reformed ChurchGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Adjacent to Number 29 and Opposite the Boar's Head Public HouseGrade II
- Middle BrooklandsGrade II
- Number 1, Includingattached Shops on RightGrade II
- Number 47,Outbuildings at Rear of Number 47Grade II
- Premises Occupied by Premier Travel AgencyGrade II
- Sun Hill HouseGrade II
- Sunhill CottageGrade II
- The Banyers HotelGrade II
- The Boar's Head Public HouseGrade II
- The Bull HotelGrade II
- The Chequers Public HouseGrade II
- The Coach and Horses InnGrade II
- The Corn ExchangeGrade II
- The Green Man Public HouseGrade II
- The RookeryGrade II
- The TalminsGrade II
- War MemorialGrade II
- Yard wall to north east of 36 Kneesworth StreetGrade II
- Yew Tree CottageGrade II
- Yew Tree HouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
High StreetKneesworth StreetKing StreetLondon RoadMelbourn StreetBaldock StreetLower King StreetMarket HillJohn StreetFish Hill
The council’s appraisal
WEBRoyston 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.