About the Upton Conservation Area
The Upton Conservation Area covers about 9.7 hectares and was designated by Test Valley Borough Council in 1983. Inside the boundary are 23 listed buildings, all Grade II. 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.
- 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.
- Barn 15 Metres North of GreenfieldsGrade II
- Barn 50 Metres North East of Parsonage FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn and Stables 30 Yards North-West of Oriel College FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn, West of Upton FarmhouseGrade II
- BlakesGrade II
- Boundary Wall and Gatepiers to Upton DeanGrade II
- Chapel, 20 Metres North-West of the CottageGrade II
- Garden CottageGrade II
- Garden Wall to West of Oriel College FarmhouseGrade II
- Gatepiers and Roadside Wall to North Oriel College FarmhouseGrade II
- Granary 5 Metres North of Parsonage FarmhouseGrade II
- GreenfieldsGrade II
- Oriel College FarmhouseGrade II
- Parsonage FarmhouseGrade II
- Row of three cottages, being to the north end of the building known as Wayside Cottage (which is not incuded in the listing)Grade II
- Rushdown HouseGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The Old CottageGrade II
- Upton DeanGrade II
- Upton FarmhouseGrade II
- Upton HouseGrade II
- Well House 10 Metres North of Parsonage FarmhouseGrade II
- Yew Tree CottageGrade II
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.