About the Great Shefford Conservation Area
The Great Shefford Conservation Area covers about 2.2 hectares and was designated by West Berkshire Council in 1971. Inside the boundary are 9 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 7 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade II*. 1 Tree Preservation Order record 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.
- Church of St MaryGrade II*
- The Manor HouseGrade II*
- Barn to South East of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Churchyard CrossGrade II
- Churchyard Wall and Archway to South of Church and Archway to East of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Garden Wall Approximately 56 Metres Long to Church Approach and Turning to South Along Church Street For Approximately 30 MetresGrade II
- Granary to North of Barn at Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Great Shefford House and Garden WallGrade II
- Great Shefford War MemorialGrade 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.