About the Weston Conservation Area
The Weston Conservation Area covers about 33 hectares and was designated by North Hertfordshire District Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 35 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 34 Grade II). The most significant is Church of the Holy Trinity (church of England), 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.
- Church of the Holy Trinity (church of England)Grade I
- ApplegarthGrade II
- Barn and Stable Adjoining at Oakleys FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn at Frays 20 Metres West South West of HouseGrade II
- Cherry TreesGrade II
- Church Gate Cottage and Cottage by the ChurchGrade II
- Culverin CottageGrade II
- Elm PaddocksGrade II
- Far EndGrade II
- FraysGrade II
- Glebe CottageGrade II
- Green End CottageGrade II
- Horseshoe FarmhouseGrade II
- Ivy LodgeGrade II
- Juniper CottageGrade II
- Live and Let LiveGrade II
- Oakleys FarmhouseGrade II
- Old CottageGrade II
- Old FarmhouseGrade II
- On the GreenGrade II
- PencroftGrade II
- Red Lion Public HouseGrade II
- Roadside Well and Enclosures at the CottageGrade II
- Rosemary CottageGrade II
Show all 35 listed buildings ↓All 35 listed buildings
- Rowanbutt CottageGrade II
- Simons CloseGrade II
- Swaynes CottageGrade II
- Thatched Outbuildings at Frays, 35 Metres to South South West of HouseGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- Town FarmhouseGrade II
- Weston Manor, And Manor FlatGrade II
- Weston MeadGrade II
- Wheelers PlatGrade II
- Woodvine CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWeston 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.