About the The Park Conservation Area
The The Park Conservation Area covers about 55 hectares and was designated by Peterborough City Council in 1988. Inside the boundary is 1 listed building, all Grade II*. The most significant is Church of All Saints, Grade II*. 7 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 102 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.
- 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.
- 2-14 (even) Church Walk,Householder works
- 98-114 (even), 118-136 (even) Broadway,Householder works
- 176-184 (even) Park Road,Householder works
- 194 Park Road,Householder works
- 195 Park Road,Householder works
- 205 and 207 Park Road,Householder works
- Hampton, Fletton & Woodston and Park HiMOHouseholder 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 All SaintsGrade II*
The council’s appraisal
WEBThe Park Conservation Area AppraisalPeterborough 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 Peterborough City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.