About the The Mount Conservation Area
The The Mount Conservation Area covers about 2.3 hectares and was designated by Reading Borough Council in 1987. Inside the boundary are 9 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 The Mount 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.
- 23 and 25, The MountGrade II
- 38 and 40, The MountGrade II
- 57, Christchurch RoadGrade II
- 59, Christchurch RoadGrade II
- 6 and 24 to 36, The MountGrade II
- 8-22, The MountGrade II
- Gatepiers, Walls, Gates and Railings on Allcroft Road and Lower Mount, To HillsideGrade II
- HillsideGrade II
- Wall between 57 and 59 Christchurch RoadGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBThe Mount 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.