About the Lady Herbert's Garden and the Burges Conservation Area
The Lady Herbert's Garden and the Burges Conservation Area covers about 4.4 hectares and was designated by Coventry City Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 9 listed buildings (3 Grade I, 6 Grade II). The most significant is City Gate, Grade I. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- HMO - 30.9.23Change of use
- Lady Herberts Garden and the BurgesHouseholder works
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.
- City GateGrade I
- Swanswell Gate and City Wall to North of Swanswell GateGrade I
- The Old Grammar School (St John's Hospital Chapel)Grade I
- Boundary Wall and Gates on West Side of Lady Herberts Garden From Cook Street Gate to Swanswell GateGrade II
- Garden Shelter and Platform 50m North-East of Lady Herberts HomesGrade II
- Gateway and Boundary Wall at Cook Street Entrance to Lady Herberts GardenGrade II
- Gateway and Boundary Wall at Swanswell Entrance to Lady Herberts GardenGrade II
- Northern Block at Lady Herberts HomesGrade II
- Southern Block at Lady Herberts HomesGrade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Coventry City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.