About the Histon And Impington - Histon Village Conservation Area
The Histon And Impington - Histon Village Conservation Area covers about 38 hectares and was designated by South Cambridgeshire District Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 30 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 28 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St Andrew, Grade I. 116 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 3, 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 St AndrewGrade I
- The Olde HouseGrade II*
- 1 and 3, The GreenGrade II
- 10 and 12, Church StreetGrade II
- 11, Church StreetGrade II
- 12, The GreenGrade II
- 22, The GreenGrade II
- 4 and 6, Church StreetGrade II
- 46-52, Station RoadGrade II
- 5, The GreenGrade II
- 54 and 56, Station RoadGrade II
- 6, Impington LaneGrade II
- 72-74 Water Lane and boundary wallsGrade II
- 79 and 81, Station RoadGrade II
- 82-92, Station RoadGrade II
- 9, 11 and 13, Water LaneGrade II
- 9, Church StreetGrade II
- Bell HouseGrade II
- Cottage to North of Numbers 9, 11 and 13Grade II
- Garden Wall to Rear of Histon Manor HouseGrade II
- Histon Baptist Church and Sunday SchoolGrade II
- Histon Manor HouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- King William IV Public HouseGrade II
Show all 30 listed buildings ↓All 30 listed buildings
- Lodge to Histon ManorGrade II
- Rose and CrownGrade II
- The Boot Public HouseGrade II
- The GablesGrade II
- War MemorialGrade II
- Woodcock CottageGrade 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
WEBHiston And Impington - Histon Village 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.