About the Abington Pigotts - High Street Conservation Area
The Abington Pigotts - High Street Conservation Area covers about 7.8 hectares and was designated by South Cambridgeshire District Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings, all Grade II. 1 Tree Preservation Order record overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work.
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.
- 1 and 2, Bibles GroveGrade II
- Barn, Cartshed and Granary Circa 35 Metres to North East of Home FarmhouseGrade II
- Bumble Bee CottageGrade II
- Darby and Joan Public HouseGrade II
- Grove CottageGrade II
- Hind CottageGrade II
- Home Cottage Home View CottageGrade II
- Home FarmhouseGrade II
- Home Side HomeleighGrade II
- Pax CottageGrade II
- Pump Circa 10 Metres to East of Home FarmhouseGrade II
- Small Barn Circa 15 Metres to North East Side of Bumble Bee CottageGrade II
- Stocks Tree CottageGrade II
- Sunnyside CottageGrade II
- Swifts CottageGrade II
- The Trees CottagesGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBAbington Pigotts - High Street Conservation Area AppraisalSouth Cambridgeshire 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 South Cambridgeshire District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.