About the Ledbury Conservation Area
The Ledbury Conservation Area covers about 45 hectares and was designated by Herefordshire Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 186 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 19 Grade II*, 165 Grade II). The most significant is Ledbury Park, Grade I.
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 Ledbury 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.
- Ledbury ParkGrade I
- Market HouseGrade I
- 1, The SouthendGrade II*
- 2, New StreetGrade II*
- 2, The SouthendGrade II*
- 30, The HomendGrade II*
- 4, New StreetGrade II*
- Abbey HouseGrade II*
- Abbots LodgeGrade II*
- Lower HallGrade II*
- Magistrates' House and Number 1, 2 and 3 Magistrates' CourtGrade II*
- Old Talbot InnGrade II*
- Shell HouseGrade II*
- St Katherine's Chapel, Hall and StableGrade II*
- The Church HouseGrade II*
- The Feathers HotelGrade II*
- The Master's House of St Katherines Hospital (malvern Hills District Council Office)Grade II*
- The Old Grammar SchoolGrade II*
- The SteppesGrade II*
- The Town Council OfficesGrade II*
- Tudor House AntiquesGrade II*
- 1 and 3, The HomendGrade II
- 1 High Street and 1 Church LaneGrade II
- 1, Church StreetGrade II
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- 1, Worcester RoadGrade II
- 10 and 11, The SouthendGrade II
- 10, High StreetGrade II
- 108-116, The HomendGrade II
- 11 and 11a, High StreetGrade II
- 12, High StreetGrade II
- 12, New StreetGrade II
- 120 and 122, The HomendGrade II
- 123, The HomendGrade II
- 126 and 128, The HomendGrade II
- 13 and 15, New StreetGrade II
- 13, High StreetGrade II
- 13, The HomendGrade II
- 130 and 132, The HomendGrade II
- 133 and 135, The HomendGrade II
- 137 and 139, The HomendGrade II
- 138-142, The HomendGrade II
- 14 and 15, High StreetGrade II
- 14-20, The HomendGrade II
- 147-151, The HomendGrade II
- 15, The HomendGrade II
- 15, The SouthendGrade II
- 153 and 155, The HomendGrade II
- 157-163, The HomendGrade II
- 16, Bye StreetGrade II
- 16, High StreetGrade II
- 16, The SouthendGrade II
- 17 and 19, The HomendGrade II
- 18-22, New StreetGrade II
- 18, High StreetGrade II
- 183, The HomendGrade II
- 19 and 19a, High StreetGrade II
- 19, The SouthendGrade II
- 2-4, Worcester RoadGrade II
- 2-5, Church StreetGrade II
- 20, High StreetGrade II
- 20, The SouthendGrade II
- 203 and 205, The HomendGrade II
- 207-215, The HomendGrade II
- 21, High StreetGrade II
- 21, The HomendGrade II
- 217 and 219, The HomendGrade II
- 22, High StreetGrade II
- 221 and 223, The HomendGrade II
- 225 and 227, The HomendGrade II
- 229 and 231, The HomendGrade II
- 23, High StreetGrade II
- 23, The SouthendGrade II
- 233 and 235, The HomendGrade II
- 24 and 25, The SouthendGrade II
- 24, The HomendGrade II
- 26, High StreetGrade II
- 26, New StreetGrade II
- 26, The HomendGrade II
- 26, The SouthendGrade II
- 27, 27a, 29 and 29a, The HomendGrade II
- 27, High StreetGrade II
- 27, The SouthendGrade II
- 28, The HomendGrade II
- 29-33, New StreetGrade II
- 3 and 4, The SouthendGrade II
- 33, The HomendGrade II
- 34, The HomendGrade II
- 35, New StreetGrade II
- 37, New StreetGrade II
- 39 and 40, The SouthendGrade II
- 4, The HomendGrade II
- 41-43, The SouthendGrade II
- 44-48, The HomendGrade II
- 45, New StreetGrade II
- 5 and 7, The HomendGrade II
- 50, The HomendGrade II
- 51, New StreetGrade II
- 52-58, The HomendGrade II
- 53 and 55, New StreetGrade II
- 6 and 8, New StreetGrade II
- 6, The SouthendGrade II
- 60, The HomendGrade II
- 64, The HomendGrade II
- 66 and 68, The HomendGrade II
- 67, The HomendGrade II
- 7, New StreetGrade II
- 7, The SouthendGrade II
- 70 and 72, The HomendGrade II
- 73, The HomendGrade II
- 78 and 80, The HomendGrade II
- 8, High StreetGrade II
- 8, The SouthendGrade II
- 82-86, The HomendGrade II
- 9 and 11, New StreetGrade II
- 9, High StreetGrade II
- 9, The HomendGrade II
- 9, The SouthendGrade II
- 96-106, The HomendGrade II
- Abbey CottageGrade II
- Alviston HouseGrade II
- Ankerdine HouseGrade II
- Bank HouseGrade II
- Baptist Chapel With Railings and Gate in FrontGrade II
- Barclays BankGrade II
- Barn at Rear of Number 24Grade II
- Barn South West of St Katherine's ChapelGrade II
- Barrett Browning InstituteGrade II
- Boundary Wall to Ledbury Park Along the SouthendGrade II
- Bowling Green CottageGrade II
- Brewery InnGrade II
- Churchyard Gateway North West of Church of St Michael and All AngelsGrade II
- Clarence HouseGrade II
- Clifton House Eastnor HouseGrade II
- Cottage to Rear of Church HouseGrade II
- Crispin HouseGrade II
- Detached Outbuilding at Rear of Numbers 14 and 15Grade II
- Entrance Gate Piers and Wall Along Worcester Road North East of Ledbury Park Adjoining the LodgeGrade II
- Foley HouseGrade II
- Former store adjoining west of former Sergeants HouseGrade II
- Garden Wall South and West of Lower HallGrade II
- GlenmoirGrade II
- Gloucester HouseGrade II
- Hereford Bull Public HouseGrade II
- Horseshoe InnGrade II
- Ivy CottageGrade II
- Lanark HouseGrade II
- Le Play HouseGrade II
- Ledbury British Legion ClubGrade II
- Ledbury War MemorialGrade II
- Linden HouseGrade II
- Lodge East of Ledbury Park at Worcester Road EntranceGrade II
- Lodge North of Lower HallGrade II
- Midland Bank With Gateway at Rear of Number 4Grade II
- National Westminster BankGrade II
- Newmarket HouseGrade II
- Number 2 With Outbuilding at RearGrade II
- Number 6 With Outbuilding at RearGrade II
- Park ViewGrade II
- Prince of Wales InnGrade II
- Public LavatoriesGrade II
- Ring of Bells Public HouseGrade II
- Royal Oak HotelGrade II
- Rutland LodgeGrade II
- Seven Stars InnGrade II
- South Parade House With Gate Piers North WestGrade II
- Southend HouseGrade II
- St Cuthbert'sGrade II
- St Katherine's Hospital and AlmshousesGrade II
- St Michael'sGrade II
- Stables at Ledbury Park to South EastGrade II
- Stables Immediately West of Number 19Grade II
- The Barn HouseGrade II
- The CloistersGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The Old Tannery and Cottage Occupied by Mrs WilliamsGrade II
- The Plough Public HouseGrade II
- The Sergents HouseGrade II
- Toll Cottage South of Number 45Grade II
- Tudor HouseGrade II
- United Reformed Church (congregational)Grade II
- Upper Hall (part of Ledbury Grammar School)Grade II
- Vine HouseGrade II
- Vine StoresGrade II
- Wall West of Bowling Green Cottage Along the SouthendGrade II
- Weavers Cottage Adjoining West of Prince of Wales InnGrade II
- White Hart Public HouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
High StreetNew StreetChurch StreetWorcester RoadAnd 3 Magistrates' CourtBye Street
The council’s appraisal
WEBLedbury 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.