About the Rushden Conservation Area
The Rushden Conservation Area covers about 7.3 hectares and was designated by North Hertfordshire District Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 18 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 17 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, 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 MaryGrade II*
- 8, Church EndGrade II
- Barberry CottageGrade II
- Blarney HollowGrade II
- Church End CottageGrade II
- Church Farm HouseGrade II
- Cottage About 10 Metres East of Windmill HouseGrade II
- Dearmans CottageGrade II
- Flint CottageGrade II
- HoneypotGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Little ThatchesGrade II
- Old ThatchesGrade II
- Risden CottageGrade II
- Rose Cottage and Spring CottageGrade II
- Treacle CottageGrade II
- Windmill HouseGrade II
- Yew Tree CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBRushden 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.