About the King Street Conservation Area
The King Street Conservation Area covers about 6.0 hectares and was designated by Portsmouth City Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 12 listed buildings, all Grade II.
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.
ProjectElsewhereIn King Street CA
- 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.
- 1-11 Gloucester View and attached railingsGrade II
- 53, King StreetGrade II
- 55,57 and 59, King StreetGrade II
- 63-71, King StreetGrade II
- 72,74 and 76, King StreetGrade II
- 78, King StreetGrade II
- 80-86, King StreetGrade II
- AlmaGrade II
- Diamond Public HouseGrade II
- Lamp Column in Pavement Outside Number 13Grade II
- Lamp Column in Pavement Outside the Eldon Arms (eldon Arms Not Included)Grade II
- Wilton House (number 13) and Attached RailingsGrade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Portsmouth City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.