About the Little Gransden Conservation Area
The Little Gransden Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares and was designated by South Cambridgeshire District Council in 2006. Inside the boundary are 12 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 11 Grade II). The most significant is Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Grade II*. 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.
- Church of Saint Peter and Saint PaulGrade II*
- 14 and 16, Church StreetGrade II
- 18 and 20, Church StreetGrade II
- 22, Church StreetGrade II
- 82 and 84, Main RoadGrade II
- Chestnut HouseGrade II
- Churchyard Cross, 10 Yards North of Church of Saint Peter and Saint PaulGrade II
- Hill HouseGrade II
- Little Bethlehem the WoodsGrade II
- Little Gransden War MemorialGrade II
- The NookGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade 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
WEBLittle Gransden 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.