About the Nuneaton Town Centre Conservation Area
The Nuneaton Town Centre Conservation Area covers about 24 hectares and was designated by Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council in 1980. Inside the boundary are 12 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 11 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Nicolas, 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.
- 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.
- Church of St NicolasGrade I
- 31, BRIDGE STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 39, Newdegate StreetGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 20 Metres South East of South Door of Church of St NicolasGrade II
- Former BankGrade II
- King Edward the Sixth CollegeGrade II
- Midland BankGrade II
- Nuneaton Boer War MemorialGrade II
- Nuneaton War MemorialGrade II
- Old Boys of Vicarage Street School War MemorialGrade II
- The Old Grammar SchoolGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBNuneaton Town Centre Conservation Area AppraisalNuneaton and Bedworth 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 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.