About the Newnham Conservation Area
The Newnham Conservation Area covers about 44 hectares and was designated by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in 1981. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings, all Grade II.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
ProjectElsewhereIn Newnham CA
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- 1 and 2Grade II
- Barn, 10 Yards East of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Church of St. NicholasGrade II
- CromwellsGrade II
- Elm CottageGrade II
- Granary, 30 Yards South-East of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Holdings FarmhouseGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Naishes FarmhouseGrade II
- Newnham Green FarmhouseGrade II
- Newnham HouseGrade II
- Tithe BarnGrade II
- West Lodge and Gate PiersGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBNewnham Conservation Area AppraisalBasingstoke and Deane Borough Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.