About the Newnham Conservation Area
The Newnham Conservation Area covers about 32 hectares and was designated by Forest of Dean District Council in 1980. Inside the boundary are 93 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 92 Grade II). The most significant is The Old House, Grade II*. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 6 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 2, 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.
- Newnham (within conservation area)Householder 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.
- The Old HouseGrade II*
- 1 and 2 Victoria VillasGrade II
- 1 Mornington TerraceGrade II
- 2 and 3 Mornington TerraceGrade II
- 2 and 4, Severn StreetGrade II
- 4, 5 and 6 Mornington TerraceGrade II
- 7 and 8 Mornington TerraceGrade II
- Allen HouseGrade II
- Anselm Jones Memorial Approximately 15 Metres North of North Tower Church of St PeterGrade II
- Ashley HouseGrade II
- Baileys StoresGrade II
- Bank HouseGrade II
- Barnard Memorial 8 1/2 Metres North of North Porch Church of St PeterGrade II
- Bentley HouseGrade II
- CaervilleGrade II
- Cattle PoundGrade II
- Chinn Memorial Approximately 15 Metres North of North Tower Church of St PeterGrade II
- Church HouseGrade II
- Church of St PeterGrade II
- Clifford HouseGrade II
- Clock House NodfaGrade II
- Clock TowerGrade II
- Clumber House Post OfficeGrade II
- County LibraryGrade II
Show all 93 listed buildings ↓All 93 listed buildings
- Denewood Old Bear BuildingsGrade II
- Dobbs Memorial 3 1/2 Metres North of North Transept Chapel, Church of St PeterGrade II
- Fish HouseGrade II
- Gate Piers and Boundary Walls to North East of the Old HouseGrade II
- Gates, Piers and Flanking Quadrant Walls at Newnham HouseGrade II
- GraystonesGrade II
- Hill CottageGrade II
- Hook Memorial Approximately 20 Metres South West of West Door Church of St PeterGrade II
- Ingleside Way and InglesideGrade II
- James Memorial, Approximately 14 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St PeterGrade II
- Jones Memorial Approximately 15 Metres North of Tower of Church of St PeterGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Kingston HouseGrade II
- Lucas Memorial Approximately 23 Metres North West of West Door Church of St PeterGrade II
- Manor House and AnnexGrade II
- Manor VillaGrade II
- Mariners Cottage the Wee House TremainsGrade II
- Memorial FountainGrade II
- Middle Watch HouseGrade II
- Montefiore Memorial, Approximately 8 Metres South of South East Corner of South Aisle, Church of St PeterGrade II
- Morgan Memorial, approximately 10 metres west of south-west corner of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Morris Memorial Approximately 10 Metres West of South West Corner of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Newnham HouseGrade II
- Olde Bank HouseGrade II
- Olde Court HouseGrade II
- Paddocks CottageGrade II
- Pick Memorial Approximately 15 Metres North of Tower, Church of St PeterGrade II
- Powell Memorial Approximately 17 Metres South West of West Door Church of St PeterGrade II
- Quay HouseGrade II
- Quay WarehousesGrade II
- Red Lion HouseGrade II
- Severnside PressGrade II
- Sheen and the BakeryGrade II
- Ships Cottage the Ship InnGrade II
- Smith Memorial 29 1/2 Metres North of Tower Church of St PeterGrade II
- Smith Memorial, Approximately 20 Metres North West of West Door, Church of St PeterGrade II
- Sparkfield HouseGrade II
- Strode Memorial, Approximately 15 Metres South South West of West Door Church of St PeterGrade II
- Taylor Memorial Approximately 19 Metres South West of West Door, Church of St PeterGrade II
- The Castle HouseGrade II
- The ClubGrade II
- The Gables and Britannia HouseGrade II
- The Gables, Lamb House and Tower CottageGrade II
- The LimesGrade II
- The Little PeopleGrade II
- The Mansion HouseGrade II
- The Mertons Upper Merton HouseGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- The PaddocksGrade II
- The PharmacyGrade II
- The Red HouseGrade II
- The SanctuaryGrade II
- Thomson Memorial 1 Metre North of North Transept Chapel Church of St PeterGrade II
- Unidentified Baroque Chest Tomb Dated 1743 Approximately 13 1/2 Metres West of West Door Church of St PeterGrade II
- Unidentified Baroque Chest Tomb, Approximately 23 Metres South of West Door Church of St PeterGrade II
- Unidentified Chest Tomb With Scroll Ends 5 Metres West From North Porch Doors Church of St PeterGrade II
- Unidentified Pedestal Tomb With Ogee Crown Approximately 20 Metres North West of West Door Church of St PeterGrade II
- Union CottageGrade II
- Unlawater HouseGrade II
- VelindraGrade II
- Victoria HotelGrade II
- Victoria HouseGrade II
- Village HallGrade II
- Wall to West of and Adjoining Number 4Grade II
- Webb, Newsagent Ye Olde Tea RoomsGrade II
- White HouseGrade II
- Wilcox HouseGrade II
- Wisteria HouseGrade II
- Ye Old King's HeadGrade 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
WEBNewnham Conservation Area AppraisalForest of Dean District 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 Forest of Dean District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.