About the New Walk Conservation Area
The New Walk Conservation Area covers about 29 hectares and was designated by Leicester City Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 37 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 36 Grade II). The most significant is 1-14, The Crescent including 56 King Street and 38 Regent Road, Grade II*. 3 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below.
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.
- 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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- Holy Trinity Housing Action AreaHouseholder works
- Houses in Multiple Occupation - 2013Householder works
- New Walk Conservation AreaHouseholder works
- Leicester City Council HMO Article 4 Direction 2021Change of use
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.
- 1-14, The Crescent including 56 King Street and 38 Regent RoadGrade II*
- 1-5, Upper King StreetGrade II
- 1-6, Cramant CottagesGrade II
- 1, 3 and 5 Museum Square including 47 New Walk and 38 Princes Road.Grade II
- 10 and 12, Newton StreetGrade II
- 102 and 104, Welford RoadGrade II
- 11-13 Wellington StreetGrade II
- 14, King StreetGrade II
- 146-154, Upper New WalkGrade II
- 19 and 21, New WalkGrade II
- 23, 25, and 25a, NEW WALKGrade II
- 27 and 29 New Walk, and Provincial House, 37, New WalkGrade II
- 4, Welford PlaceGrade II
- 54-58, Regent RoadGrade II
- 58 and 60, New WalkGrade II
- 59 and 61, Princess Road West including 1 West StreetGrade II
- 62 and 64, New WalkGrade II
- 7-17, New WalkGrade II
- 7, Upper King StreetGrade II
- 72, New WalkGrade II
- 74-80, New WalkGrade II
- 9-29, UPPER KING STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 98-104, New WalkGrade II
- Area Railings to No 81Grade II
Show all 37 listed buildings ↓All 37 listed buildings
- Boundary Wall and Gate Piers to 113 Princess Road EastGrade II
- Church of Holy TrinityGrade II
- De Montfort HouseGrade II
- Former Fielding Johnson HospitalGrade II
- Former Richard Harris and Sons FactoryGrade II
- Hm Prison Gatehouse Including Adjoining Building to North and South and the Perimeter WallGrade II
- Lansdowne House and Attached Leicester University Seminar RoomsGrade II
- New Walk GateGrade II
- New Walk MuseumGrade II
- Paget HouseGrade II
- Pair of Lamp Standards at North West End of New Walk at Junction With King StreetGrade II
- Statue of Robert HallGrade II
- Two Pairs of Lamp Standards North of Waterloo House on Either Side of Waterloo StreetGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBNew Walk Conservation Area AppraisalLeicester 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 Leicester City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.