About the Old Hatfield Conservation Area
The Old Hatfield Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares and was designated by Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council in 1968. Inside the boundary are 52 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 45 Grade II). The most significant is Parish Church of St Etheldreda, Grade I.
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 EtheldredaGrade I
- The PalaceGrade I
- 1, 3 & 5 Park StreetGrade II*
- Gatehouse to Hatfield House With Porter's Lodge and the 2 Adjoining Cottages on the SouthGrade II*
- Goodrich HouseGrade II*
- Hatfield War Memorial including memorial cross, garden wall and gates, and shelter pavilionGrade II*
- Hill HouseGrade II*
- 10, Fore StreetGrade II
- 11, Fore StreetGrade II
- 13, Fore StreetGrade II
- 14, Fore StreetGrade II
- 17, Fore StreetGrade II
- 18 and 20, Fore StreetGrade II
- 21,23 and 25, Fore StreetGrade II
- 22 and 24, Fore StreetGrade II
- 24, Church StreetGrade II
- 26 and 28, Fore StreetGrade II
- 30, Church StreetGrade II
- 32, Fore StreetGrade II
- 34, Fore StreetGrade II
- 4,6,8,10, Park StreetGrade II
- 40 and 42, Fore StreetGrade II
- 5, Church StreetGrade II
- 5, Fore StreetGrade II
Show all 52 listed buildings ↓All 52 listed buildings
- 7, Fore StreetGrade II
- 8 and 10, Church StreetGrade II
- 9, Fore StreetGrade II
- Barn at West End of Rear GardenGrade II
- Church CottageGrade II
- Gates,Screen and 4 Gateposts to Hatfield ParkGrade II
- Morton HouseGrade II
- Number 19 and Rear BarnGrade II
- Numbers 2 and 4,Comprising the Chaplains House and Flats Numbers 1,2,3,4 (the Gate House) and 5, And Including East WallGrade II
- Outbuilding to Rear of No 16Grade II
- Part of the Eight Bells Public HouseGrade II
- Peta ShawGrade II
- Real Tennis Court and Exhibition CentreGrade II
- Roman Catholic Church of MarychurchGrade II
- Signpost on Pavement in Front of Number 2 (the Eight Bells Public House)Grade II
- St Ethelreda's Church HallGrade II
- St Ethelreda's Churchyard Gates, Gate Piers and Flanking Walls on North Side of ChurchyardGrade II
- St Ethelreda's Churchyard Monumentto Cecil Family in Burial Ground on East Side of ChurchyardGrade II
- St Ethelreda's Churchyard Tomb of Third Marquess of Salisbury in Cecil Burial GroundGrade II
- St Ethelreda's Churchyard Walls and Gates on East Side of Cecil Family Burial GroundGrade II
- St Ethelreda's Churchyard:chest Tomb to James Wilson 40 Metres South of West TowerGrade II
- Stable Block to Rear of Number 3Grade II
- Statue of Third Marquess of SalisburyGrade II
- The Eight Bells Public HouseGrade II
- The Garden HouseGrade II
- The Horse and Groom Public HouseGrade II
- The Old Coach HouseGrade II
- The 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
WEBOld Hatfield Conservation Area AppraisalWelwyn Hatfield Borough 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 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.