Building and tree conservation
Category Items
Bushey High Street Conservation Area consultation
The Council is planning to make some changes to the Bushey High Street Conservation Area boundary and the ways in which the area is managed. These plans are the result of a recent assessment of the Conservation Area.
Conservation advice
Section 69 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 gives local Councils the power to designate as Conservation Areas, areas of special architectural or historic interest, the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance.
Conservation areas
A Conservation Area is ‘an area of special architectural or historic interest, the character of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance’
List of Locally Important Buildings in Hertsmere
The Council has now finalised its List of Locally Important Buildings. The buildings included in the document are locally listed and will receive extra protection through the planning process.
Listed buildings statutory register
A 'listed building' is a building, object or structure that has been judged to be of national historical or architectural interest.
Nature conservation
The protection of flora and fauna and habitat creation.
Tree advice
Information on how to complain about high hedges.
Tree conservation and management
Information on Tree Preservation Orders and council owned property.
Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs)
TPOs prohibits the cutting down, uprooting, topping, lopping, wilful damage or wilful destruction of trees without the Local Authorities consent.
Tree advice - contacts
Building Control
Land Searches
Planning forms
Tree Preservation Orders