About the Steeple Morden - St Peter and St Paul Conservation Area
The Steeple Morden - St Peter and St Paul Conservation Area covers about 15 hectares and was designated by South Cambridgeshire District Council in 1993. Inside the boundary are 19 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 18 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul, Grade II*. 5 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work.
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 Peter and St PaulGrade II*
- 12, Hay StreetGrade II
- 14, Hay StreetGrade II
- 15, 17 and 19, Cheyney StreetGrade II
- 16, Hay StreetGrade II
- 17, Church StreetGrade II
- 3, Cheyney StreetGrade II
- 40, Hay StreetGrade II
- 7, 9 and 11, Station RoadGrade II
- Formosa CottageGrade II
- Home FarmhouseGrade II
- HomedaleGrade II
- K6 KioskGrade II
- Kinnel CottageGrade II
- Mayflower CottageGrade II
- Number 42 and Country ShopGrade II
- Steeple Morden War MemorialGrade II
- Victoria HouseGrade II
- Waggon and Horses Public HouseGrade 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
WEBSteeple Morden - St Peter and St Paul 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.