About the Old Wymering Conservation Area
The Old Wymering Conservation Area covers about 4.0 hectares and was designated by Portsmouth City Council in 1971. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 13 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter and St Paul, 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.
- 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 Peter and St PaulGrade II*
- Wymering ManorGrade II*
- Austen Memorial Approximately 7 Metres West of Northwest Corner of Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Burrill Monument 2 Metres South of Chancel, 2 Metres East of Porch of Church of Ss Peter and PaulGrade II
- Dore Monument in Southeast Corner of Churchyard of Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- George Monument Approximately 5 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Goldfinch Monument Approximately 5 Metres West of Vicarage of Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Hasell Sparkes Monument Approximately 3 Metres North of Chancel of Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Padwick Monument Approximately 7 Metres West of Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Platt Monument Approximately 5 Metres North of Chancel of Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- South Medina FarmhouseGrade II
- Stead Monument Approximately 7 Metres North of Chancel of Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Thorp Hopkins Monument Approximately 3 Metres North of Chancel of Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Unnamed Monument Approximately 5 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Wymering VicarageGrade 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.