About the Kendrick Road Conservation Area
The Kendrick Road Conservation Area covers about 21 hectares and was designated by Reading Borough Council in 2006. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 11 Grade II). The most significant is Albion Place, 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 Kendrick Road 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.
- Albion PlaceGrade II*
- St David's HallGrade II*
- 16-22, London RoadGrade II
- 33 and 35, London RoadGrade II
- Front Block of St Andrew's Hall and Stable Lodge to NorthGrade II
- Great Hall of the University of ReadingGrade II
- GreenbankGrade II
- Kendrick Girls' School No 41 (kendrick Girls' School) Including Street Wall Extending to East and Turning Into Sidmouth StreetGrade II
- Kendrick ViewGrade II
- No 44 (the Acacias) and Railings to Street the AcaciasGrade II
- Nos 32 to 40, London RoadGrade II
- The Cedars the Kendrick SchoolGrade II
- University of Reading War MemorialGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBKendrick Road 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.