Conservation Areas

A Conservation Area is an area of special architectural or historic interest the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance. They are designated by the Council.

Currently, there are 42 conservation areas in East Herts. To find out if your property is within a conservation area please use the East Herts Online Map.

For further advice on conservation areas please read our Conservation Areas: Guidance for owners and occupiers leaflet. [2MB]

Development in Conservation Areas

If you are thinking of undertaking any development within a Conservation Area, please take a look at our pre-application service.

To make a planning application please visit the Planning Portal.

The Council publishes some general heritage advice on repairs and alterations in our East Herts Heritage Guidance Notes

If you have any questions about trees in Conservation Areas, please read the information on our Trees page.

Conservation Areas in East Herts

The Council is carrying out a review of its conservation areas. It is producing a Conservation Area Character Appraisal for each one including Management Proposals showing how they could be enhanced or improved. This is a long-term project. The table below shows the current stage of progress for each conservation area.

On the 23rd October 2018 the Council adopted a new District Plan. Conservation Area Character Appraisals and Management Proposals that were adopted before that date make reference to policies in the previous Local Plan 2007. These policies are now obsolete and replaced by the 2018 policies. All future development proposals will be considered against the District Plan 2018 policies. The public are recommended to review those 2018 policies when considering the documents in the following table. Please see the District Plan for more information.

Town	Documents
Anstey	Anstey Conservation Area Appraisal Anstey Plan 1 Historic Map Anstey Plan 2 Adopted Management Plan map
Ardeley	Ardeley Parish Conservation Area Appraisal [6MB] Ardeley - Plan 1 Historic Map [469KB] Ardeley - Plan 2 Adopted Management Plan map [123KB]
Aspenden	Aspenden Conservation Area Appraisal [5MB] Aspenden - Plan 1 Historic Map [499KB] Aspenden - Plan 2 Adopted Management plan map [267KB]
Aston	Aston Conservation Area Appraisal [4MB] Aston - Plan 1 Historic Map[423KB] Aston - Plan 2 Adopted Management Plan map[254KB]
Benington	Benington Conservation Area Appraisal Benington - Plan 1 Historic Map Benington - Plan 2 Adopted Management Plan map
Bishop's Stortford	Bishop's Stortford Conservation Area Appraisal [13MB] Bishop's Stortford Plan 1 Historic Map [1MB] Bishop's Stortford Plan 2 Adopted Management Plan map [2MB]
Braughing	Braughing Conservation Area Appraisal [4MB] Braughing Character Analysis Map [344KB]
Brent Pelham	Brent Pelham Conservation Area Appraisal [12MB] Brent Pelham Character Analysis Map [206KB]
Brickendon	Brickendon Conservation Area Appraisal [1MB] Brickendon Plan 1 Historic Map [2MB] Brickendon Plan 2 Adopted Management Plan map [249KB]
Buntingford	Buntingford Conservation Area Appraisal [2MB] Buntingford Plan 1 Historic Map[592KB] Buntingford Plan 2 Adopted Management Plan map [2MB]
Bury Green	Bury Green Conservation Area Appraisal [6MB] Bury Green Plan 1A Historic Map[960KB] Bury Green Plan 2A Adopted Management Plan Map[124KB]
Crabbs Green	Crabbs Green Conservation Area Appraisal [3MB] Crabbs Green Character Analysis Map [140KB]
Cottered	Cottered Conservation Area Appraisal [8MB] Cottered - Plan 1 Historic Map [510KB] Cottered - Plan 2 Adopted Management Plan map [313KB]
East End Green	East End Green Conservation Area Appraisal [3MB] East End Green Character Analysis Map [1MB]
Furneux Pelham	Furneux Pelham Conservation Area Appraisal [12MB] Furneux Pelham Character Analysis Map [329KB]
Great Amwell	Great Amwell Conservation Area Appraisal [3MB] Great Amwell Plan 1 Historic Map [594KB] Great Amwell Plan 2 Adopted Management Plan map [271KB]
Great Hormead	Great Hormead Conservation Area Appraisal [4MB] Great Hormead - Plan 1 Historic Map [572KB] Great Hormead - Plan 2 Adopted Management Plan map[376KB]
Green Tye	Green Tye Conservation Area Appraisal [1MB] Green Tye Plan 1 Historic Map [1MB] Green Tye Plan 2 Adopted Management Plan map [99KB]
Hadham Ford	Hadham Ford Conservation Area Appraisal [6MB] Hadham Ford Plan 1 Historic Map [1MB] Hadham Ford Plan 2 Adopted Management Plan map [135KB]
Hertford	Hertford Conservation Area Appraisal [20MB] Hertford Identity Areas [2MB] Hertford Plan 1 Historic Plan [3MB] Hertford Plan 2 Adopted Management Plan map [8MB]
Hertingfordbury	Hertingfordbury Conservation Area Appraisal [1MB] Hertingfordbury Plan 1 Historic Map [718KB] Hertingfordbury Plan 2 Adopted Management Plan map [859KB]
High Wych	High Wych Conservation Area Appraisal [4MB] High Wych Plan 1 Historic map [1MB] High Wych Plan 2 Adopted Management Plan map[154KB]
Hunsdon	Hunsdon Conservation Area Appraisal [2MB] Hunsdon Plan 1 Historic Map [1MB] Hunsdon Plan 2 Adopted Management Plan map[251KB]
Little Amwell	Little Amwell Conservation Area Appraisal [6MB] Little Amwell Character Analysis Map [204KB]
Little Berkhamsted	Little Berkhamsted Conservation Area Appraisal [3MB] Little Berkhamsted Plan 1 Historic Map [2MB] Little Berkhamsted Plan2 Adopted Management Plan map[197KB]
Little Hadham	Little Hadham Conservation Area Appraisal [6MB] Little Hadham Plan 1B Historic map [922KB] Little Hadham Plan 2B Adopted Management Plan map [129KB]
Moor Green	Ardeley Parish Conservation Area Appraisal (includes Moor Green) [6MB] Moor Green - Plan 1a Historic Map[492KB] Moor Green - Plan 2a Adopted Management Plan map [196KB]
Much Hadham	Much Hadham Conservation Area Appraisal [10MB] Much Hadham Plan 1 Historic map [1MB] Much Hadham Plan 2 Adopted Management Plan map [558KB]
Patmore Heath	Patmore Heath Conservation Area Appraisal Patmore Heath Plan 1 Historic Map Patmore Heath Plan 2 Adopted Management Plan Map
Puckeridge	Puckeridge Conservation Area Appraisal [1MB] Puckeridge Plan 1 Historic map[1MB] Puckeridge Plan 2 Adopted Management Plan map[163KB]
Sawbridgeworth	Sawbridgeworth Conservation Area Appraisal [12MB] Sawbridgeworth Appendix 2 [185KB] Sawbridgeworth Adopted Conservation Area Boundary
Standon	Standon Conservation Area Appraisal [652KB] Standon Plan 1 Historic Map [1MB] Standon Plan 2 Adopted Management Plan map [175KB]
Stanstead Abbotts	Stanstead Abbotts Conservation Area Appraisal [1MB] Stanstead Abbotts Plan 1 Historic Map [2MB] Stanstead Abbotts Plan 2 Adopted Management Plan Map[873KB]
Tewin	Tewin Conservation Area Appraisal [968KB] Adopted Management Plan and Key
Thundridge and Wadesmill	Thundridge and Wadesmill Conservation Area Appraisal [1MB] Thundridge and Wadesmill Plan 1 Historic Map [370KB] Thundridge and Wadesmill Plan 2 Adopted Management Plan map[228KB]
Walkern	Walkern Conservation Area Appraisal [4MB] Walkern Character Analysis Map [322KB]
Ware	Ware Conservation Area Appraisal [3MB] Ware Plan 1 Historic Map [1006KB] Ware Plan 2 Adopted Management Plan map [1MB]
Wareside	Wareside Conservation Area Appraisal [4MB] Wareside Plan 1 Historic Map[1MB] Wareside Plan 2 Adopted Management Plan map [145KB]
Watton-at-Stone	Watton-at-Stone Conservation Area Appraisal [968KB] Watton-at-Stone Plan 1 Historic Map [1MB] Watton-at-Stone Plan 2 Adopted Management Plan map [818KB]
Westmill	Westmill Conservation Area Appraisal [6MB] Westmill Plan 1 Historic Map [1MB] Westmill Plan 2 Adopted Management Plan map[280KB]
Widford	Widford Conservation Area Appraisal [799KB]
Wood End	Ardeley Parish Conservation Area Appraisal (includes Wood End) [6MB] Wood End - Plan 1b Historic Map[549KB] Wood End - Plan 2b Adopted Management Plan map [600KB]

Article 4 Directions

The Council on the 14 June 2017 made two new Article 4 Directions for Bishop's Stortford Conservation Area. Following public consultation, the Council has carefully considered the representations received and has, on the 15 November 2017, confirmed and made permanent both Article 4 Directions: A4D Immediate for Householders [59KB] A4D for All Properties [52KB]

These withdraw a number of permitted development rights within the area. This has the effect of requiring owners and occupiers to obtain planning permission for a range of minor building works prior to their commencement. The purpose of the Article 4 directions is to preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Conservation Area. As such, with the exception of chimneys, most works that would not be visible from the public realm will not be affected. Similarly most like-for-like works (e.g. the repainting of houses in the existing or traditional colour scheme), may not need permission.

Further advice can be found in the Bishop's Stortford Article 4 leaflet.

Conservation Areas

Development in Conservation Areas

Conservation Areas in East Herts

Article 4 Directions

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