About the Bradfield Conservation Area
The Bradfield Conservation Area covers about 19 hectares and was designated by West Berkshire Council in 1971. Inside the boundary are 19 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 18 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St. Andrew, 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 St. AndrewGrade II*
- Army House, Bradfield CollegeGrade II
- B and C Houses, Bradfield CollegeGrade II
- Big School, approximately 50 metres to north west of Chapel, Bradfield CollegeGrade II
- Chapel, Bradfield CollegeGrade II
- Church CottageGrade II
- Church ViewGrade II
- Churchyard Wall and Tower Approximately 12 Metres to South and 25 Metres to East of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Cray CottageGrade II
- Dining Hall, approximately 30 metres to north west of Gatehouse and Bursar's Office, Bradfield CollegeGrade II
- E House adjoining Big School to south west, Bradfield CollegeGrade II
- Gatehouse and Bursar's Office, Bradfield CollegeGrade II
- Linking Corridor and Dormitories Adjoining Dining Hall to South West, Bradfield CollegeGrade II
- Riverside CottagesGrade II
- Stevens Obelisk Approximately 30 Metres to East of North Aisle Chapel of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- The Mill HouseGrade II
- The Village HouseGrade II
- Wall Approximately 1 Metre to South of E House, Bradfield CollegeGrade II
- Wilson Tomb Approximately 16 Metres to East of North Aisle Chapel of Church of St AndrewGrade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from West Berkshire Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.