About the Old Town North Conservation Area
The Old Town North Conservation Area covers about 6.1 hectares and was designated by Southampton City Council in 1972. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 10 Grade II). The most significant is Bar Gate and Guildhall, Grade I.
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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- HMOChange of use
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.
- Bar Gate and GuildhallGrade I
- Dolphin HotelGrade II*
- Former Holy Rood Church, Now A Merchant Navy MemorialGrade II*
- National Westminster Bank LtdGrade II*
- Star HotelGrade II*
- 123 and 124, High StreetGrade II
- 4 St Michael's StreetGrade II
- 6 AND 8, ST MICHAELS STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 6, High StreetGrade II
- Barclays Bank LtdGrade II
- Holy Rood ChambersGrade II
- Lankester's VaultGrade II
- Midland Bank LimitedGrade II
- Two Lampstandards Opposite Central Former Carriage Entrance to the Dolphin HotelGrade II
- Woolwich HouseGrade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Southampton City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.