About the Swindon Old Town Conservation Area
The Swindon Old Town Conservation Area covers about 14 hectares and was designated by Swindon Borough Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 44 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 42 Grade II). The most significant is Christ Church, 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.
- Christ ChurchGrade II*
- Villetts HouseGrade II*
- 1-15, Bath RoadGrade II
- 1, The PlanksGrade II
- 10-12, High StreetGrade II
- 11 and 13, Wood StreetGrade II
- 14, High StreetGrade II
- 16, High StreetGrade II
- 17, Bath RoadGrade II
- 18, High StreetGrade II
- 2 3, The PlanksGrade II
- 2, High StreetGrade II
- 21-29, Bath RoadGrade II
- 22, Bath RoadGrade II
- 22, High StreetGrade II
- 3 and 5, High StreetGrade II
- 31, Wood StreetGrade II
- 6, Dammas LaneGrade II
- 6, High StreetGrade II
- 6, Wood StreetGrade II
- 7, High StreetGrade II
- 8 and 8a, High StreetGrade II
- 8-12, Bath RoadGrade II
- 9, Wood StreetGrade II
Show all 44 listed buildings ↓All 44 listed buildings
- 99 and 100 Victoria RoadGrade II
- Anderson's HostelGrade II
- Bank HouseGrade II
- Bath Road Methodist ChurchGrade II
- Bath Road Museum Apsley House and Gate PiersGrade II
- Bell HotelGrade II
- Bowmaker House and Area RailingsGrade II
- Corn Exchange and Town HallGrade II
- Coventry HouseGrade II
- Gate Piers to the Lawns (demolished)Grade II
- Goddard Arms HotelGrade II
- GranvilleGrade II
- GreystonesGrade II
- Kings ArmsGrade II
- No. 43 BATH ROADGrade II
- Number 23 High Street With Number 1 the SquareGrade II
- RedlandsGrade II
- Square HouseGrade II
- Tritton HouseGrade II
- Wall to `the Hermitage'Grade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Swindon Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.