About the Eldon Square Conservation Area
The Eldon Square Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares and was designated by Reading Borough Council in 1972. Inside the boundary are 30 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 28 Grade II). The most significant is 173-183, Kings Road, 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.
- 173-183, Kings RoadGrade II*
- Watlington HouseGrade II*
- 11, Eldon SquareGrade II
- 12 and 14, Eldon RoadGrade II
- 13 and 15, Eldon SquareGrade II
- 16 and 18, Eldon RoadGrade II
- 163, King RoadGrade II
- 17, Eldon SquareGrade II
- 185, Kings RoadGrade II
- 187 and 189, Kings RoadGrade II
- 19 and 21, Eldon SquareGrade II
- 196-200, Kings RoadGrade II
- 2, Eldon RoadGrade II
- 20 and 22, Eldon RoadGrade II
- 220 and 222, Kings RoadGrade II
- 23, Eldon SquareGrade II
- 25 and 27, Eldon SquareGrade II
- 28 and 30, Eldon RoadGrade II
- 32 and 34, Eldon RoadGrade II
- 4 and 6, Eldon RoadGrade II
- 5, ELDON SQUARE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 7, Eldon SquareGrade II
- 71 and 73, London RoadGrade II
- 8 and 10, Eldon RoadGrade II
Show all 30 listed buildings ↓All 30 listed buildings
- 9, Eldon SquareGrade II
- Church of St John the EvangelistGrade II
- Railings to George V Memorial GardenGrade II
- The OvalGrade II
- Walls Enclosing Garden to West of No 44 (watlington House)Grade II
- Wesley Methodist ChurchGrade 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
WEBEldon Square Conservation Area AppraisalReading 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 Reading Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.