About the Romsey Conservation Area
The Romsey Conservation Area covers about 37 hectares and was designated by Test Valley Borough Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 179 listed buildings (3 Grade I, 6 Grade II*, 170 Grade II). The most significant is Abbey Church of St Mary and St Ethelflaeda, Grade I. 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Romsey 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.
- Abbey Church of St Mary and St EthelflaedaGrade I
- King John's HouseGrade I
- Middle BridgeGrade I
- 1, Church CourtGrade II*
- 37 and 39, Church StreetGrade II*
- Broadwater HouseGrade II*
- Dolphin HotelGrade II*
- Former Corn ExchangeGrade II*
- Railings at Broadwater HouseGrade II*
- 1 and 3, Middlebridge StreetGrade II
- 1, Corn MarketGrade II
- 1, MainstoneGrade II
- 1, Palmerston StreetGrade II
- 1, The AbbeyGrade II
- 10, Bell StreetGrade II
- 10, Market PlaceGrade II
- 10, The HundredGrade II
- 11-15, Corn MarketGrade II
- 11-15, Station RoadGrade II
- 11-15, The AbbeyGrade II
- 11-17, Palmerston StreetGrade II
- 11, Market PlaceGrade II
- 113-121, The HundredGrade II
- 115 and 117, Middlebridge StreetGrade II
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- 12, Bell StreetGrade II
- 13 and 15, Bell StreetGrade II
- 131-135, Middlebridge StreetGrade II
- 14, Market PlaceGrade II
- 15, Market PlaceGrade II
- 151 and 153, Middlebridge StreetGrade II
- 16, Market PlaceGrade II
- 17 and 19, The AbbeyGrade II
- 17, Market PlaceGrade II
- 18 and 20, Abbey WaterGrade II
- 18, 20 and 20a, The HundredGrade II
- 18, Market PlaceGrade II
- 19 and 21, Middlebridge StreetGrade II
- 2 and 4, Portersbridge StreetGrade II
- 2-10 Latimer StreetGrade II
- 2, Church StreetGrade II
- 2, Market PlaceGrade II
- 2, Palmerston StreetGrade II
- 20-28, Palmerston StreetGrade II
- 20, Market PlaceGrade II
- 21 and 23, The AbbeyGrade II
- 21, Market PlaceGrade II
- 22 and 24, Abbey WaterGrade II
- 22, Latimer StreetGrade II
- 22, Market PlaceGrade II
- 23, Middlebridge StreetGrade II
- 23a and 23b, Palmerston StreetGrade II
- 24, Bell StreetGrade II
- 24, Middlebridge StreetGrade II
- 25 and 26, Market PlaceGrade II
- 25 and 27, The AbbeyGrade II
- 25 Church StreetGrade II
- 25, Bell StreetGrade II
- 26 and 28, Bell StreetGrade II
- 26-30, Portersbridge StreetGrade II
- 26, Church StreetGrade II
- 27 and 28, Market PlaceGrade II
- 27, Bell StreetGrade II
- 28 and 30, Church StreetGrade II
- 29 and 31, Church StreetGrade II
- 29, Middlebridge StreetGrade II
- 3 and 5, MainstoneGrade II
- 3-7, Palmerston StreetGrade II
- 3, Bell StreetGrade II
- 3, Market PlaceGrade II
- 3, The CausewayGrade II
- 30-36, Palmerston StreetGrade II
- 30-42, Church LaneGrade II
- 30, Bell StreetGrade II
- 32, Bell StreetGrade II
- 32, Church StreetGrade II
- 33, 33a and 35, Church StreetGrade II
- 34, Church StreetGrade II
- 38-52, Palmerston StreetGrade II
- 4 and 6, Bell StreetGrade II
- 4, Church StreetGrade II
- 4, Market PlaceGrade II
- 4, Palmerston StreetGrade II
- 45, Cherville StreetGrade II
- 47 and 49, Cherville StreetGrade II
- 47 and 49, The HundredGrade II
- 5 and 7, Bell StreetGrade II
- 5, HorsefairGrade II
- 5, Market PlaceGrade II
- 5, The CausewayGrade II
- 51-55, The HundredGrade II
- 54-58, The HundredGrade II
- 55, Cherville StreetGrade II
- 57, Cherville StreetGrade II
- 59 and 61, Cherville StreetGrade II
- 6-18, Palmerston StreetGrade II
- 6, Church StreetGrade II
- 6, Portersbridge StreetGrade II
- 63-67, Cherville StreetGrade II
- 7-11, HorsefairGrade II
- 7, MainstoneGrade II
- 7, Market PlaceGrade II
- 7, The AbbeyGrade II
- 7, The CausewayGrade II
- 70-74, The HundredGrade II
- 71-79, The HundredGrade II
- 76, The HundredGrade II
- 78, The HundredGrade II
- 8 and 10, Abbey WaterGrade II
- 8 and 9, Market PlaceGrade II
- 8-12, Middlebridge StreetGrade II
- 8, Church StreetGrade II
- 8, Portersbridge StreetGrade II
- 82 and 84, The HundredGrade II
- 82, Middlebridge StreetGrade II
- 86, The HundredGrade II
- 87 and 89, Middlebridge StreetGrade II
- 88, The HundredGrade II
- 9-13, Middlebridge StreetGrade II
- 9, Bell StreetGrade II
- Baptist ChurchGrade II
- Barn to North of Number 179Grade II
- Bath HouseGrade II
- Beauchamp HouseGrade II
- Bishop Blaize Public HouseGrade II
- Cherville Cottage Cherville HouseGrade II
- Clarendon HouseGrade II
- Clive HouseGrade II
- Coach House Adjoining West End of No 88Grade II
- Corn Market ChambersGrade II
- County LibraryGrade II
- Cross Keys Public HouseGrade II
- Crown HouseGrade II
- East to West Wing Behind Number 31 Along Newton LaneGrade II
- Fern SideGrade II
- Folly in Garden of the Vicarage 50 Metres West of HouseGrade II
- Fountain Before Main Entrance to Corn ExchangeGrade II
- Garden Gates to No 14Grade II
- Garden Railings, Overthrow and Gates to No 98Grade II
- Gate Piers, Walls, Railings and Gates Enclosing Garden on South Side of Nos 11, 13 and 15Grade II
- Gates and Gate Piers by Lodge Before Drive to BroadlandsGrade II
- Hamilton HouseGrade II
- Linden HouseGrade II
- Manor HouseGrade II
- Mill CottageGrade II
- Park HouseGrade II
- Piers to North and South and Gateway to North of No 9Grade II
- Police House Adjoining to South West Romsey Police StationGrade II
- Premises to South East of the Corn Market ChambersGrade II
- Primary SchoolGrade II
- Railings and Gate to No 60Grade II
- Railings and Gates Enclosing Garden to South of Nos 17 and 19Grade II
- Railings at No 76Grade II
- Railings in Front of Numbers 5 and 7Grade II
- Railings to No 10Grade II
- Red Lion Public HouseGrade II
- RivermeadGrade II
- Romsey War MemorialGrade II
- Romsey Working Men's Conservative AssociationGrade II
- Rydal HouseGrade II
- Sadler's MillGrade II
- SawyersGrade II
- South West Walls and Piers Enclosing Garden Before Baptist ChurchGrade II
- St Joseph's ConventGrade II
- Statue of Lord PalmerstonGrade II
- The Abbey United Reformed ChurchGrade II
- The GrangeGrade II
- The Horse and Jockey Public HouseGrade II
- The Horsefair Pub and RoomsGrade II
- The Kings Head Public HouseGrade II
- The Olive TreesGrade II
- The Thatched CottageGrade II
- The Vine InnGrade II
- Three Tuns Public HouseGrade II
- Tudor CottageGrade II
- Tudor HouseGrade II
- Tudor Rose Public HouseGrade II
- VicarageGrade II
- Waterloo memorial at Romsey AbbeyGrade II
- WillowsGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Market PlaceBell StreetMiddlebridge StreetChurch StreetPalmerston StreetCherville StreetPortersbridge StreetChurch CourtChurch LaneLatimer StreetStation Road
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Test Valley Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.