About the Swindon’s Railway Conservation Area
The Swindon’s Railway Conservation Area covers about 16 hectares and was designated by Swindon Borough Council in 1975. Inside the boundary are 64 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 63 Grade II). The most significant is The Mechanics' Institute, 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 Swindon’s Railway 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.
- The Mechanics' InstituteGrade II*
- 1-23 Taunton Street and yard wallsGrade II
- 1-4 Exeter Street With Yard WallsGrade II
- 1, 1A, 2 and 2A, Church PlaceGrade II
- 1, 1A, 2 and 2A, East StreetGrade II
- 1, 1A, 2 and 2A, Reading StreetGrade II
- 1, 2 and 3, Bristol Street including yard wallsGrade II
- 1, 2 and 3, London StreetGrade II
- 1, 2 and 3, Oxford StreetGrade II
- 1, 2, and 3, Bathampton StreetGrade II
- 12-13, Oxford StreetGrade II
- 12, 12A, 13 and 13A, Emlyn SquareGrade II
- 14 Emlyn Square, formerly The Cricketers Public HouseGrade II
- 14, Oxford StreetGrade II
- 15-30, Oxford StreetGrade II
- 15, Emlyn SquareGrade II
- 17, Emlyn SquareGrade II
- 18a-18e, Emlyn SquareGrade II
- 19, Reading StreetGrade II
- 1A-1E, Emlyn SquareGrade II
- 2, Emlyn SquareGrade II
- 2, Faringdon RoadGrade II
- 20, Reading StreetGrade II
- 21-36, Reading StreetGrade II
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- 24-27, Taunton StreetGrade II
- 25 and 26, Bathampton StreetGrade II
- 26, Bristol StreetGrade II
- 27-29, Bathampton StreetGrade II
- 28 and 29, Exeter StreetGrade II
- 2A-2E, Emlyn SquareGrade II
- 3 and 4, Church PlaceGrade II
- 3-18, Reading StreetGrade II
- 30-50, Exeter StreetGrade II
- 30-51 Bathampton Street including yard wallsGrade II
- 31, 31A, 32 and 32A, Oxford StreetGrade II
- 3A-3F, Emlyn SquareGrade II
- 3A, 3B, 4A and 4B, East StreetGrade II
- 4-11A, Oxford StreetGrade II
- 4-12A, London StreetGrade II
- 4-24 Bathampton Street including yard wallsGrade II
- 4-25, Bristol Street including yard wallsGrade II
- 4-34, Faringdon RoadGrade II
- 4, Emlyn SquareGrade II
- 5 and 6, East StreetGrade II
- 5-27, Exeter StreetGrade II
- 51-53, Exeter StreetGrade II
- 52-54, Bathampton StreetGrade II
- 6, Church PlaceGrade II
- Armstrong monument in the south-west corner of the churchyard, Church of St MarkGrade II
- British Rail Engineering Limited Swindon Works Wall to Former Sawmill and Shop to Carriage WorksGrade II
- Carriage Works No 7 ShopGrade II
- Carriage Works No 8 ShopGrade II
- Central Community CentreGrade II
- Church of St Mark, boundary walls and gatepiersGrade II
- Former Bakers Arms Public House, 16 Emlyn SquareGrade II
- Former GWR SchoolGrade II
- Former GWR works entrance, pedestrian subway and former carriage trimming shopGrade II
- Former model lodging house for GWR workers, later Wesleyan chapelGrade II
- Former St Mark's VicarageGrade II
- Gooch Tomb in churchyard, about 24m north of north tower, Church of St MarkGrade II
- Park HouseGrade II
- Prospect HouseGrade II
- The Glue Pot Public HouseGrade II
- Water TowerGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Emlyn SquareOxford StreetReading StreetBathampton StreetExeter StreetChurch PlaceEast StreetFaringdon RoadLondon StreetBristol StreetTaunton Street
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.