About the St Peter's Conservation Area
The St Peter's Conservation Area covers about 7.1 hectares and was designated by Reading Borough Council in 1988. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter, Grade II*. 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.
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 PeterGrade II*
- 16, Church RoadGrade II
- BanksfootGrade II
- BucksideGrade II
- Buckside Buckside CottageGrade II
- Caversham Court StablesGrade II
- Eleven Tombs in St Peter's ChurchyardGrade II
- Lodge to the WarrenGrade II
- No 20 (the Rectory) Including Garden WallsGrade II
- Retaining Wall of St Peter's ChurchyardGrade II
- Retaining Walls of Axial East West Garden Terrace Walk at Caversham CourtGrade II
- Retaining Walls to Raised Walk to Riverside Garden Pavilion at Caversham CourtGrade II
- Riverside Garden Pavilion at Caversham CourtGrade II
- Screen Wall at North East End of Caversham Court Recreation GroundGrade II
- Valentine CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBSt Peter's 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.