About the Kingsbury Conservation Area
The Kingsbury Conservation Area covers about 3.9 hectares and was designated by North Warwickshire Borough Council in 1983. Inside the boundary are 5 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 3 Grade II). The most significant is Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Grade II*. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes 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.
- Borough wideHouseholder works
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.
- Church of Saint Peter and Saint PaulGrade II*
- Kingsbury HallGrade II*
- Chest Tomb in Angle Between Chancel and South Aisle of Church of Saints Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Curtain Walls and Gateway at Kingsbury HallGrade II
- Teachers HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBKingsbury Conservation Area AppraisalNorth Warwickshire Borough 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 North Warwickshire Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.