About the Castle And Victoria Road Conservation Area
The Castle And Victoria Road Conservation Area covers about 67 hectares and was designated by Cambridge City Council in 2018. Inside the boundary are 24 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 22 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Giles, Grade II*. 204 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work.
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.
- 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.
- Church of St GilesGrade II*
- Church of St PeterGrade II*
- 1-5, BELL'S COURT (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 55-69, Castle StreetGrade II
- 83, Castle StreetGrade II
- Caretaker's House in the Grounds of County Hall and About Fifty Yards to the SouthGrade II
- Castle BraeGrade II
- Castle End Mission and Working Mens Institute with attached Iron HallGrade II
- Castle Street Methodist Church and Sunday School Including Front Gates and RailingsGrade II
- County Folk MuseumGrade II
- Gates and Railings of Cambridge General Cemetery Flanking Histon RoadGrade II
- Kettles YardGrade II
- Lodge of Cambridge General CemeteryGrade II
- School HouseGrade II
- Social Service DepartmentGrade II
- St Giles' War MemorialGrade II
- Storey's AlmshousesGrade II
- Storey's AlmshousesGrade II
- The Castle InnGrade II
- The Main and Secondary Gateway to Madingley Road and the Boundary WallGrade II
- The North West Range of Westminster CollegeGrade II
- Westminster and Cheshunt CollegeGrade II
- Westminster College BoundsGrade II
- With Attached Workshop Range and Front RailingsGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBCastle And Victoria Road Conservation Area AppraisalCambridge City 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 Cambridge City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.