Berwick-upon-TweedConservation Area

About the Berwick-upon-Tweed Conservation Area

The Berwick-upon-Tweed Conservation Area covers about 107 hectares and was designated by Northumberland County Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 263 listed buildings (16 Grade I, 20 Grade II*, 227 Grade II). The most significant is Bell Tower and Remains of Town Walls, Grade I. 2 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 5 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work.

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.

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.

• Berwick-upon-TweedHouseholder works
• Governor's House, Palace Green, Berwick-upon-TweedHouseholder 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.

• Bell Tower and Remains of Town WallsGrade I
• Berwick Castle (fragments, Including Towers and Walls and Steps)Grade I
• Berwick Castle Ruins of the Constable Tower (part of Berwick Castle)Grade I
• Church of Holy TrinityGrade I
• Clock House Building, Berwick Barracks MuseumGrade I
• East Barrack, Berwick Barracks MuseumGrade I
• GateGrade I
• Gateway and Guard House, Berwick Barracks MuseumGrade I
• Premises Occupied by the Card Shop, Premises Occupied by the Town House Coffee House and Premises Occupied by the Boutique All at the Town HallGrade I
• ScotsgateGrade I
• Shore GateGrade I
• The Custom HouseGrade I
• Town Fortifications Including the Bell TowerGrade I
• Town HallGrade I
• Wall of Berwick Castle to North of the Ruins of Constable TowerGrade I
• West Barrack and Attached Perimeter Wall, Berwick Barrack MuseumGrade I
• 1, Wellington TerraceGrade II*
• 19, Quay WallsGrade II*
• 2 and 4, RavensdowneGrade II*
• 2, Wellington TerraceGrade II*
• 20, Quay WallsGrade II*
• 33 and 37, RavensdowneGrade II*
• 4, Quay WallsGrade II*
• 5, Quay WallsGrade 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

Nearby conservation areas