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. 34 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. 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.

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