About the Old Town Conservation Area
The Old Town Conservation Area covers about 54 hectares and was designated by Hull City Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 165 listed buildings (5 Grade I, 11 Grade II*, 149 Grade II). The most significant is Hull Trinity House, Grade I. 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 Old Town 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.
- Hull Trinity HouseGrade I
- Maisters HouseGrade I
- Parish Church of the Holy Trinity and Churchyard WallGrade I
- Statue of King William III and Flanking LampsGrade I
- Wilberforce House Museum and Attached Garden WallGrade I
- Blaydes HouseGrade II*
- Church of St MaryGrade II*
- City HallGrade II*
- Former National Westminster BankGrade II*
- Former Neptune Inn and two attached houses, Numbers 10-15 WhitefriargateGrade II*
- GuildhallGrade II*
- Hands on History MuseumGrade II*
- Maritime Museum (formerly Town Docks Museum)Grade II*
- Minerva Lodge of Freemasons Number 250Grade II*
- Statue of William Wilberforce in Garden of Wilberforce HouseGrade II*
- The Old White Hart Inn (ye Olde White Harte)Grade II*
- 1, 2 AND 3, WHITEFRIARGATE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 1, Bishop LaneGrade II
- 1, Manor StreetGrade II
- 1, Parliament StreetGrade II
- 10, Parliament StreetGrade II
- 11-13, BISHOP LANE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 11, Parliament StreetGrade II
- 12, Bowlalley LaneGrade II
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- 12, Parliament StreetGrade II
- 14, Bishop LaneGrade II
- 15 and 16, Bowlalley LaneGrade II
- 15, PARLIAMENT STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 153, High StreetGrade II
- 16-19 WhitefriargateGrade II
- 16, Parliament StreetGrade II
- 17, Parliament StreetGrade II
- 18, Parliament StreetGrade II
- 19, Parliament StreetGrade II
- 2, Bishop LaneGrade II
- 2, Land of Green GingerGrade II
- 2, Manor StreetGrade II
- 2, Parliament StreetGrade II
- 20 WhitefriargateGrade II
- 21, 22 and 23 WhitefriargateGrade II
- 21, Parliament StreetGrade II
- 22, Parliament StreetGrade II
- 23, Parliament StreetGrade II
- 24-28 WhitefriargateGrade II
- 27-28 Silver Street, HullGrade II
- 3, Dock Office RowGrade II
- 3, Parliament StreetGrade II
- 30-33 Whitefriargate, HullGrade II
- 35, High StreetGrade II
- 37a and 37b, High StreetGrade II
- 38a, High StreetGrade II
- 38b, High StreetGrade II
- 4-6 Whitefriargate, HullGrade II
- 4, 5 and 6, Silver StreetGrade II
- 4, Parliament StreetGrade II
- 40-44 Whitefriargate, HullGrade II
- 41-51, Savile StreetGrade II
- 42 and 43, High StreetGrade II
- 46, 47 and 48 WhitefriargateGrade II
- 5, Parliament StreetGrade II
- 5, Scale LaneGrade II
- 6, Parliament StreetGrade II
- 6, PosterngateGrade II
- 62-63 Market PlaceGrade II
- 7, 8 and 9, WhitefriargateGrade II
- 7, Land of Green GingerGrade II
- 7, Parliament StreetGrade II
- 76, 77 and 78, LowgateGrade II
- 8-12 Trinity House LaneGrade II
- 9 1/2 10 10 1/2 and 11, King StreetGrade II
- 9, Parliament StreetGrade II
- Alfred Schofield House and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Bayles House, to rear of 44-45 High StreetGrade II
- Bond Warehouse 8 Hull Business CentreGrade II
- Building between King's Market and Wool ExchangeGrade II
- Burlington TavernGrade II
- Carmelite HouseGrade II
- Central Dry Dock/ Sand Southend WharfGrade II
- Chapel at Hull Trinity House and Statue Outside East FrontGrade II
- City HotelGrade II
- Cogan HouseGrade II
- Colonial ChambersGrade II
- Connecting Channel Former Railway Dock Swing BridgeGrade II
- Conservancy BuildingsGrade II
- County BuildingsGrade II
- Crowle HouseGrade II
- Dry Dock on South Side of Charlotte StreetGrade II
- Electric Street Lamp at North West Corner of Holy Trinity ChurchyardGrade II
- Electric Street Lamp at South West Corner of Holy Trinity ChurchyardGrade II
- Empress Public HouseGrade II
- Exchange BuildingsGrade II
- Ferens Art GalleryGrade II
- Former Burns' Head public houseGrade II
- Former Burton's Department Store and Offices, Numbers 34-35 Whitefriargate and 6-10 Alfred Gelder StreetGrade II
- Former Colonial and United States Mortgage Company OfficeGrade II
- Former Corporation Pier StationGrade II
- Former Department of Transport Marine OfficeGrade II
- Former Dock OfficesGrade II
- Former Fish Street Day SchoolsGrade II
- Former Head Post OfficeGrade II
- Former Hull Banking Company Bank, 32 Silver StreetGrade II
- Former Lloyds BankGrade II
- Former Midland BankGrade II
- Former Pilot OfficeGrade II
- Former Railway Dock Warehouse (warehouse No. 13)Grade II
- Former Union Bank of York, 1 and 3 Trinity House LaneGrade II
- Former Warehouses on Corner of Princes Dock Street and PosterngateGrade II
- Former Yorkshire BankGrade II
- Gatehouse to Trinity HouseGrade II
- George HotelGrade II
- Georgian Houses Wilberforce House MuseumGrade II
- Haworth HouseGrade II
- Hepworth's ArcadeGrade II
- Hull and East Riding MuseumGrade II
- Humber Dock and Swing Bridge and Lock at South EntranceGrade II
- Imperial ChambersGrade II
- K1 telephone kiosk in Market HallGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk at Staff Entrance to Head Post OfficeGrade II
- King's BuildingsGrade II
- Lister CourtGrade II
- Marina Recreation CentreGrade II
- Maritime BuildingsGrade II
- Minerva HotelGrade II
- Monument BuildingsGrade II
- Mooring Post to North East of Dock EntranceGrade II
- Mooring Post to the South East of the Dock EntranceGrade II
- No. 1, HIGH STREETGrade II
- No. 161, HIGH STREETGrade II
- No. 20, PARLIAMENT STREETGrade II
- No. 3, PRINCE STREET and Nos. 6-12, PRINCE STREETGrade II
- No. 41, LOWGATEGrade II
- No. 79, LOWGATEGrade II
- No. 9, MARKET PLACEGrade II
- North Bridge HouseGrade II
- Ocean ChambersGrade II
- Oriel ChambersGrade II
- Pacific ClubGrade II
- Pacific CourtGrade II
- Parliament HouseGrade II
- Pease CourtGrade II
- Pillar Box Outside Number 40Grade II
- Prince's Dock Chambers and the Quayside Public HouseGrade II
- Public Conveniences, Nelson StreetGrade II
- Public Toilets to North of King William III StatueGrade II
- Punch HotelGrade II
- Queen Victoria Statue and Public ToiletsGrade II
- Roland House and Commercial ChambersGrade II
- Salop HouseGrade II
- St Marys CourtGrade II
- Standidge BuildingsGrade II
- Statue of Andrew Marvell on North Side of South Church SideGrade II
- Statue of Charles Henry Wilson, Lord NunburnholmeGrade II
- Statue of William de-la-PoleGrade II
- The Kingston Public HouseGrade II
- The Market Hall and Bob Carvers Fish and Chip RestaurantGrade II
- Town Hall ChambersGrade II
- Two K6 Kiosks Flanking the Right Entrance at the Head Post OfficeGrade II
- Victoria ChambersGrade II
- War Memorial 10 Metres South of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Warehouse at Corner of Robinson RowGrade II
- Warehouse at South East Corner of Prince's DockGrade II
- Warehouse, Premises Currently Vacant.Grade II
- White Hart HotelGrade II
- Woollen WarehouseGrade II
- Ye Olde Black Boy Public HouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Parliament StreetHigh StreetBishop LaneBowlalley LaneManor StreetSilver Streetand 3 Trinity House LaneDock Office RowKing StreetMarket PlaceNelson StreetPrince Street
The council’s appraisal
WEBOld Town Conservation Area AppraisalHull 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 Hull City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.