Conservation Areas

Working with conservation area constraints, Article 4 directions, and listed buildings.

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Conservation area application refused — worth appealing?
@member-98178528 · 29 May 2026

We applied to replace our 1970s aluminium windows with timber sash windows in a conservation area. The council refused it saying the design…

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Listed building consent for internal alterations — what counts as "alteration"?
@member-b91d1d88 · 29 May 2026

We live in a Grade II listed cottage and want to open up the kitchen/dining room by removing a non-load-bearing partition wall. The wall is…

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Barn conversion — can we keep the agricultural building look outside?
@member-068d1075 · 29 May 2026

We're converting a steel portal frame barn (1980s, not listed) into a family home. We want to keep the external appearance as agricultural…

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