About the Aylestone Hill Conservation Area
The Aylestone Hill Conservation Area covers about 30 hectares and was designated by Herefordshire Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings, all Grade II.
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 Aylestone Hill 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.
- 78 and 80, Aylestone HillGrade II
- 86, Aylestone HillGrade II
- Athelstan HallGrade II
- Aylestone Hill HouseGrade II
- Aylestone HouseGrade II
- Bank HouseGrade II
- Beech Tree House DanesmereGrade II
- Churchill Gardens MuseumGrade II
- ElmhurstGrade II
- Gates, Piers and Railings to Numbers 8 and 10Grade II
- Holly HouseGrade II
- Milestone to South East of Junction With Broadlands LaneGrade II
- St Hylda'sGrade II
- The HighlandsGrade II
- The LawnsGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBAylestone Hill Conservation Area AppraisalHerefordshire 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 Herefordshire Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.