About the Thorney Conservation Area
The Thorney Conservation Area covers about 49 hectares and was designated by Peterborough City Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 40 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 36 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary and St Botolph, Grade I. 2 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 61 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.
- 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.
- 120-188 (even) Wisbech Road, ThorneyHouseholder works
- Outbuildings 120-188 (even) Wisbech Road, ThorneyHouseholder 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 St Mary and St BotolphGrade I
- Thorney Abbey and Abbey HouseGrade I
- Gatepiers North North East of Thorney Abbey and Abbey HouseGrade II*
- Gatepiers North North West of Thorney Abbey and Abbey HouseGrade II*
- 102-112, Wisbech RoadGrade II
- 12 and 13, Whittlesey RoadGrade II
- 14,15 and 16, Church StreetGrade II
- 3 and 4, Abbey PlaceGrade II
- 3 and 4, The GreenGrade II
- 39 and 41 Wisbech RoadGrade II
- 4-28, Wisbech RoadGrade II
- 42-52, Wisbech RoadGrade II
- 5 and 6, Abbey Place and 20 and 21 Church StreetGrade II
- 5,7,8 and 9, Whittlesey RoadGrade II
- 54-82, Wisbech RoadGrade II
- 8 and 9, Abbey PlaceGrade II
- 81,82 and 83, The CausewayGrade II
- 85, The CausewayGrade II
- 86-100, Wisbech RoadGrade II
- Abbey CloseGrade II
- Bedford HallGrade II
- Boundary Wall to Abbey Fields South of Abbey HouseGrade II
- Boundary Wall to Abbey Fields South of Abbey HouseGrade II
- Boundary Wall to Gardens of Nos 8 and 9 and Bridge HouseGrade II
Show all 40 listed buildings ↓All 40 listed buildings
- Bridge HouseGrade II
- Cheriton HouseGrade II
- Churchyard Wall, Church of St Mary and St Botolph (Thorney Abbey)Grade II
- Duke of Bedford's StablesGrade II
- Globe Cottages Premises Occupied by Hargrave BrothersGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk (opposite Junc Church St)Grade II
- LibraryGrade II
- No 7 and Cottages Adjoining to West and Part of J R DruryGrade II
- Number 11 (barclays Bank) and Number 13Grade II
- Number 30 and Numbers 32-40 Wisbech Road and Number 2 Gas LaneGrade II
- Numbers 27-35 Wisbech Road and Numbers 1 and 2 Church StreetGrade II
- Numbers 9, 10, 11 and 12 (ivy Lodge)Grade II
- Park HouseGrade II
- Premises Occupied by J R Drury and Numbers 1 and 2 Abbey PlaceGrade II
- Walled Enclosure to West of Lovin HouseGrade II
- WindmillGrade 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
WEBThorney 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.