Planning in East Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire District Council has 42 conservation areas and 0 Article 4 direction areas on the national planning data platform, plus 3,020 listed building outlines.
Conservation areas
42
Article 4 directions
0
Listed building outlines
3,020
Planning applications
–
not published yet
Check what you can build — with AI
Planium reads the conservation area appraisal, Article 4 directions and local plan policies for East Hertfordshire and tells you whether your extension, loft conversion or change of use needs planning permission.
Conservation areas
- Ansteydesignated 23 October 2019
- Ardeleydesignated 16 May 2018
- Aspendendesignated 1 March 2018
- Astondesignated 1 March 2018
- Beningtondesignated 18 December 2019
- Bishop's Stortforddesignated 17 December 2014
- Braughingdesignated 14 December 2016
- Brent Pelhamdesignated 25 July 2018
- Brickendondesignated 17 December 2014
- Buntingforddesignated 27 July 2016
- Bury Greendesignated 1 October 2014
- Cottereddesignated 1 March 2018
- Crabb's Greendesignated 25 July 2018
- East End Greendesignated 19 December 2018
- Furneux Pelhamdesignated 18 July 2017
- Great Amwelldesignated 17 February 2016
- Great Hormeaddesignated 25 July 2018
- Green Tyedesignated 14 May 2014
- Hadham Forddesignated 1 October 2014
- Hertforddesignated 1 March 2017
- Hertingfordburydesignated 19 October 2016
- High Wychdesignated 1 October 2014
- Hunsdondesignated 11 December 2013
- Little Amwell (Hertford Heath)designated 25 July 2018
- Little Berkhamsteddesignated 17 December 2014
- Little Hadhamdesignated 1 October 2014
- Moor Greendesignated 16 May 2018
- Much Hadhamdesignated 14 May 2014
- Patmore Heathdesignated 22 July 2020
- Puckeridgedesignated 11 December 2013
- Sawbridgeworthdesignated 17 December 2014
- Standondesignated 11 December 2013
- Stanstead Abbottsdesignated 30 July 2014
- Tewindesignated 29 July 2015
- Thundridge Wadesmilldesignated 18 May 2016
- Walkerndesignated 14 December 2016
- Waredesignated 27 July 2016
- Waresidedesignated 30 July 2014
- Watton at Stonedesignated 30 July 2014
- Westmilldesignated 13 December 2017
- Widforddesignated 16 October 2013
- Wood Enddesignated 16 May 2018
Article 4 directions
No Article 4 directions published on the platform yet.
Frequently asked questions
Is my property in a conservation area in East Hertfordshire?
East Hertfordshire District Council has designated 42 conservation areas, listed on this page with their designation dates and appraisal documents where the council publishes them. In a conservation area, permitted development rights are narrower: cladding, some extensions, roof alterations and satellite dishes on the front elevation may need planning permission, and demolition of most buildings needs consent.
What is an Article 4 direction?
An Article 4 direction removes specific permitted development rights in a defined area, so work that would normally not need planning permission — for example replacing windows, changing a house into a small HMO or altering front boundaries — does need an application. East Hertfordshire has 0 Article 4 direction areas recorded on planning.data.gov.uk.
How do I check what I am allowed to build?
Start with the designations on the site (conservation area, Article 4, listed building), then the local plan policies and any design codes. Planium can read the council’s appraisal and policy documents and summarise what applies to your project, including whether permitted development is available.
East Hertfordshire District Council website · All local planning authorities
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Open Government Licence v3.0) · Retrieved 2026-10-09