About the Leominster Bargates Conservation Area
The Leominster Bargates Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares and was designated by Herefordshire Council in 1995. Inside the boundary are 11 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 Leominster Bargates 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.
- 1-4 Townsend CourtGrade II
- 31 and 33, BargatesGrade II
- 35, 37 and 39, BargatesGrade II
- 41 and 43, BargatesGrade II
- 45-57, BargatesGrade II
- 7, 9 and 11, BargatesGrade II
- Buckfield PlaceGrade II
- Church of St EthelbertGrade II
- Hester Clark Almshouses and attached wall and piersGrade II
- The Radnorshire Arms Public HouseGrade II
- Townsend House and Attached WallsGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBLeominster Bargates 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.