About the Shepreth Conservation Area
The Shepreth Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares and was designated by South Cambridgeshire District Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 19 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 17 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, Grade II*. 10 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*
- Docwras ManorGrade II*
- 8, Meldreth RoadGrade II
- Barn North West of Docwras ManorGrade II
- Barns at Number 10 Rose CottageGrade II
- Barons FarmhouseGrade II
- BridgeGrade II
- Corner CottageGrade II
- Gates and Gatepiers and Wall at Docwra's ManorGrade II
- Home FarmhouseGrade II
- Meadow ThatchGrade II
- Mill HouseGrade II
- Outbuilding and Stables South West of Docwra's ManorGrade II
- Riverside CottageGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Sheperheath CottageGrade II
- Shepreth War MemorialGrade II
- The MillGrade II
- Willow CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBShepreth 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.