About the Elsworth Conservation Area
The Elsworth Conservation Area covers about 32 hectares and was designated by South Cambridgeshire District Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 40 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 39 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of Holy Trinity, Grade I. 54 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. Part of the area lies in flood zone 2, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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.
- Parish Church of Holy TrinityGrade I
- 11, Brook StreetGrade II
- 11, Church LaneGrade II
- 15, Brook StreetGrade II
- 17, Brook StreetGrade II
- 2, Brook StreetGrade II
- 2, Church LaneGrade II
- 3 and 5, Broad EndGrade II
- 3 and 5, Brook StreetGrade II
- 3 and 5, The CausewayGrade II
- 6, Brockley RoadGrade II
- 6a and 8, Brook StreetGrade II
- Alma CottageGrade II
- Baptist ChapelGrade II
- Barn to West of Old RectoryGrade II
- Brock CottageGrade II
- Brockley FarmhouseGrade II
- Chapel CottageGrade II
- Churchyard Cross East of ChancelGrade II
- Dale FarmhouseGrade II
- Dears FarmhouseGrade II
- Disbrowe CottageGrade II
- Elm CottageGrade II
- Elsworth War MemorialGrade II
Show all 40 listed buildings ↓All 40 listed buildings
- Forge CottageGrade II
- Garden Walls and Gates to Dale FarmhouseGrade II
- Grange's CottageGrade II
- Grove CottageGrade II
- Holworthy CottagesGrade II
- Homeland CottagesGrade II
- Horseshoe CottageGrade II
- IvyfoldGrade II
- Jasmine CottageGrade II
- Lordship CottageGrade II
- Lordship FarmhouseGrade II
- Low FarmhouseGrade II
- Meadow FarmhouseGrade II
- Stables to East of Dale Farmhouse (number 51)Grade II
- The Manor HouseGrade II
- The PoacherGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBElsworth 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.