About the Little Shelford Conservation Area
The Little Shelford Conservation Area covers about 24 hectares and was designated by South Cambridgeshire District Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 25 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 23 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, Grade II*. 14 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.
- Church of All SaintsGrade II*
- Little Shelford ManorGrade II*
- 1 and 3, Hauxton RoadGrade II
- 11, High StreetGrade II
- 14, Whittlesford RoadGrade II
- 33, Church StreetGrade II
- 35-49, High StreetGrade II
- 4, Church StreetGrade II
- 6, Church StreetGrade II
- 67, High StreetGrade II
- 7, Church StreetGrade II
- 73, High StreetGrade II
- Barn at Hall FarmGrade II
- Bridge Over River Cam Or GrantaGrade II
- Coach House at Little Shelford ManorGrade II
- Cross in Churchyard of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Dovecote at King's FarmhouseGrade II
- Hall FarmhouseGrade II
- Ivy CottageGrade II
- King's FarmhouseGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Milestone at Number 16 Whittlesford RoadGrade II
- The Old HouseGrade II
- The Plough Public HouseGrade II
Show all 25 listed buildings ↓All 25 listed buildings
- White's FarmhouseGrade 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 Shelford 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.