About the Wallington Conservation Area
The Wallington Conservation Area covers about 21 hectares and was designated by North Hertfordshire District Council in 1980. Inside the boundary are 20 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 19 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*
- 12, The StreetGrade II
- 3 and 5, The StreetGrade II
- 30, The StreetGrade II
- 36, The StreetGrade II
- 42b, The StreetGrade II
- Barn at Manor Farm 40 Metres North North East of FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn at Manor Farm 80 Metres North West of FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn at Wallington ChaseGrade II
- Barn at Wallingtonbury 70 Metres South East of FarmhouseGrade II
- Barns at Wallingtonbury 70 Metres East of FarmhouseGrade II
- Elder MeadGrade II
- Granary at Manor Farm 70 metres north west of farmhouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Near Plough InnGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Near Plough InnGrade II
- Monks FitchettGrade II
- The LodgeGrade II
- The Old PloughGrade II
- Wallington ChaseGrade II
- Wallingtonbury FarmhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWallington 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.