How many listed buildings are in Chiltern? 988 listed buildings

Is a home in Chiltern likely to be in a conservation area?

About as likely as anywhere: about 5.5% of homes in Chiltern are in a conservation area, compared with 8.0% across Buckinghamshire and 2.4% in the typical area of England and Wales.

In a conservation area you usually need planning permission for work that would be allowed elsewhere, such as cladding, side extensions, some roof changes and demolishing most buildings, and you must give the council six weeks' notice before cutting back or felling most trees. Some areas have extra Article 4 rules, for example on replacing windows or doors. Check with the council before you buy.

What does it mean if a home is listed?

A listed home needs listed building consent for any work that affects its character, inside or out, and doing that work without consent is a criminal offence. Grade I buildings are of exceptional interest (about 2.5% of listed buildings), Grade II* are particularly important (about 5.8%), and most, about 92%, are Grade II. One list entry can cover a whole terrace.

This page shows how common listed buildings are in Chiltern. To check a specific address, search the official list entry or ask the council.

What are the Grade I listed buildings in Chiltern?

Chiltern has 12 Grade I listed buildings, the highest grade.

Each name links to its official list entry.

Which conservation areas are in Chiltern?

Chiltern has 19 conservation areas. Chesham has the most homes, about 403, and was designated in 1970.

Homes inside are Census 2021 households in postcodes whose centre is in the area.

Are there scheduled monuments in Chiltern?

Yes, Chiltern has 17 scheduled monuments: nationally important sites such as earthworks, ruins and ancient buildings, protected from unauthorised change.

• Bowl barrow in Lowndes Park, known as the `Rolling Pin'
• Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 350m long section extending north east from Cottage Farm
• Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 520m long section between Lanes End and Bottom Road
• Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 875m long section between Leylands Farm and Shire Lane
• Castle Tower: a motte and bailey castle 100m north of Hill House
• Hawridge Court ringwork
• Large multivallate hillfort known as Cholesbury Camp
• Medieval undercroft in the grounds of Chenies Manor: part of a medieval Great House
• Moated site 200m north west of Chalfont Lodge
• Moated site and associated earthworks in Bray's Wood
• Moated site and enclosures at Redding Wick
• Moated site at Grove Farm, Ashley Green
• Moated site immediately north west of Little Pednor Farm
• Moated site in Chalkdell Wood, 100m north west of Frith Hill House
• Slight univallate hillfort on Whelpley Hill
• St Mary Magdalen's Church, Flaunden
• The Castle, a moated site at Oaken Corner in Wendover Woods

Which part of Chiltern has the most listed buildings?

Chesham and Villages Community Board has the most listed buildings of the 3 areas of Chiltern, with 352.

A dash means the area is too small for a fair rate, or its council has not published conservation area boundaries.

What else do people ask about Chiltern?

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