About the New Town And Glisson Road Conservation Area
The New Town And Glisson Road Conservation Area covers about 93 hectares and was designated by Cambridge City Council in 2018. Inside the boundary are 37 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 34 Grade II). The most significant is The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and the English Martyrs, Cambridge, Grade I. 460 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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.
- The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and the English Martyrs, CambridgeGrade I
- Hobson's ConduitGrade II*
- Wanstead HouseGrade II*
- 1, BrooksideGrade II
- 12-18, Hills RoadGrade II
- 20 and 22, Hills RoadGrade II
- 27-41, Panton StreetGrade II
- 3 and 3a, Gresham RoadGrade II
- 4 and 6, Hills RoadGrade II
- 8 and 10, Hills RoadGrade II
- Bridge Over Hobson's Bridge at Entrance to the Botanic GardenGrade II
- Bridge Over Hobson's Brook Mid Way Along BrooksideGrade II
- Bridge Over Hobson's Brook Opposite Pemberton TerraceGrade II
- Chapel at the Leys SchoolGrade II
- Church of St PaulGrade II
- Cory Lodge Cory Lodge, Botanic GardenGrade II
- Entrance Gateway to the Botanic Gardens Gateway and Screen to the Botanic Garden Facing Trumpington RoadGrade II
- Freemasons Hall the Careers Research and Advisory CentreGrade II
- Gates of the Panton Arms Public HouseGrade II
- Gateway Onto Trumpington Road at the Leys SchoolGrade II
- Headmaster's House at the Leys SchoolGrade II
- Highsett and Front Retaining WallGrade II
- LENSFIELD ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- Milestone Outside 100 Hills RoadGrade II
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- Owen Webb HouseGrade II
- Pair of Gate Piers Immediately to the West of the Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs (roman Catholic)Grade II
- Railings Along the West Side of Hobson's Brook Stretching From Hobson's Conduit to Brooklands AvenueGrade II
- Railings Round Hobson's ConduitGrade II
- Rectory of the Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs (roman Catholic)Grade II
- Scott Polar Research InstituteGrade II
- Telephone Kiosk by BridgeGrade II
- The Building Housing the Library at the Leys School the King George V GatewayGrade II
- The Railway StationGrade II
- TRUMPINGTON ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- Wall and Gatepiers of the RectoryGrade II
- Wall and Gates of the Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs (roman Catholic)Grade II
- War MemorialGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBNew Town And Glisson 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.