About the City Centre Conservation Area
The City Centre Conservation Area covers about 21 hectares and was designated by Gloucester City Council in 1968. Inside the boundary are 118 listed buildings (12 Grade I, 20 Grade II*, 86 Grade II). The most significant is 9 and 9a, Southgate Street, Grade I. 1 Tree Preservation Order record 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn City Centre 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.
- 9 and 9a, Southgate StreetGrade I
- Blackfriars Church and Part of East Range of FriaryGrade I
- Church of St Mary De CryptGrade I
- Church of St NicholasGrade I
- Dick Whittington Tavern, 100 Westgate StreetGrade I
- Greyfriars House and Attached Remains of Greyfriars ChurchGrade I
- Ladybellegate HouseGrade I
- New InnGrade I
- North End of West Range, BlackfriarsGrade I
- Old Judges HouseGrade I
- South Range and Adjoining South End of West Range, BlackfriarsGrade I
- The Fleece Hotel, 19, 19A, and 21 Westgate StreetGrade I
- 103 Westgate Street, Folk of GloucesterGrade II*
- 13, Ladybellegate StreetGrade II*
- 14 Westgate StreetGrade II*
- 15, Ladybellegate StreetGrade II*
- 17, Ladybellegate StreetGrade II*
- 29 and 31, Southgate StreetGrade II*
- 33, Westgate StreetGrade II*
- 47 and 49 Westgate StreetGrade II*
- 5, 7, 9, and 11 College StreetGrade II*
- 59 AND 61, WESTGATE STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II*
- 6 Westgate StreetGrade II*
- 66 Westgate StreetGrade II*
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- 74 and 76 Westgate StreetGrade II*
- 99-101 Westgate Street, Folk of GloucesterGrade II*
- Boundary Wall to North West Corner of Friary Site, BlackfriarsGrade II*
- Church of St John NorthgateGrade II*
- Robert Raikes' HouseGrade II*
- St Mary De Crypt Grammar SchoolGrade II*
- Tower of the Former Church of St MichaelGrade II*
- Winston HallGrade II*
- 1 and 1a-9, College CourtGrade II
- 1, Commercial RoadGrade II
- 10, Westgate StreetGrade II
- 109 and 111, Westgate StreetGrade II
- 11 Westgate StreetGrade II
- 11, Northgate StreetGrade II
- 113 and 115, Westgate StreetGrade II
- 117 and 119, Westgate StreetGrade II
- 12 and 14, Southgate StreetGrade II
- 123, Westgate StreetGrade II
- 13 Westgate StreetGrade II
- 15 Westgate StreetGrade II
- 16 and 18, Southgate StreetGrade II
- 16, Berkeley StreetGrade II
- 17, Eastgate StreetGrade II
- 17, St Johns LaneGrade II
- 20, Berkeley StreetGrade II
- 24, Westgate StreetGrade II
- 24a 24 and 26, Southgate StreetGrade II
- 27, Southgate StreetGrade II
- 28, SOUTHGATE STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 28, Westgate StreetGrade II
- 3, College StreetGrade II
- 3, Commercial RoadGrade II
- 30 Westgate StreetGrade II
- 31, Westgate StreetGrade II
- 35, Southgate StreetGrade II
- 39 Westgate StreetGrade II
- 4, Longsmith StreetGrade II
- 40, Southgate StreetGrade II
- 41 Westgate StreetGrade II
- 42, Southgate StreetGrade II
- 43 and 45 Westgate Street (the Sword Inn)Grade II
- 5-8, Priory PlaceGrade II
- 5, Southgate StreetGrade II
- 53, Southgate StreetGrade II
- 55 and 57, Southgate StreetGrade II
- 55 Westgate StreetGrade II
- 56 Westgate StreetGrade II
- 57, Westgate StreetGrade II
- 58, WESTGATE STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 59, Southgate StreetGrade II
- 6, 8 and 10, Northgate StreetGrade II
- 60 and 62 Westgate StreetGrade II
- 61, Southgate StreetGrade II
- 64 Westgate StreetGrade II
- 7, Westgate StreetGrade II
- 70, Westgate StreetGrade II
- 74, Southgate StreetGrade II
- 76, Southgate StreetGrade II
- 78, Southgate StreetGrade II
- 78, Westgate StreetGrade II
- 8, Westgate StreetGrade II
- 80 Westgate StreetGrade II
- 82, Westgate StreetGrade II
- 84 and 86 Westgate StreetGrade II
- 9, Westgate StreetGrade II
- 93 and 95, Westgate StreetGrade II
- Addisons FollyGrade II
- Cider House in rear courtyard of The Folk of GloucesterGrade II
- City Museum and Art GalleryGrade II
- Copner HouseGrade II
- Criterion HotelGrade II
- Cross Keys InnGrade II
- Crown CourtsGrade II
- Entrance Portico, Eastgate Shopping CentreGrade II
- Fountain InnGrade II
- Gatehouse to Forecourt of Society of Friends Meeting HouseGrade II
- Gloucester Quaker Meeting HouseGrade II
- Gloucester Services ClubGrade II
- Greyfriars Inn in Range Behind Number 31 Southgate Street Service Range at Rear of Number 31Grade II
- GuildhallGrade II
- Hyatt HouseGrade II
- Langham HouseGrade II
- Lloyds BankGrade II
- Lower George HotelGrade II
- Mercers' HallGrade II
- National Westminster BankGrade II
- New County HotelGrade II
- Old Crown Inn (east Side)Grade II
- Old Crown Inn (west Side)Grade II
- Pin Factory annexe to Folk of GloucesterGrade II
- Priory HouseGrade II
- Public LibraryGrade II
- Shire HallGrade II
- The Black Swan HotelGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Westgate StreetSouthgate StreetLadybellegate StreetBerkeley StreetCommercial RoadNorthgate Streetand 11 College Streetand 21 Westgate StreetCollege CourtCollege StreetEastgate StreetLongsmith Street
The council’s appraisal
WEBCity Centre Conservation Area AppraisalGloucester 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 Gloucester City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.