About the Kenilworth Conservation Area
The Kenilworth Conservation Area covers about 111 hectares and was designated by Warwick District Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 124 listed buildings (3 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 119 Grade II). The most significant is Abbey Ruins, 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 Kenilworth 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 RuinsGrade I
- Church of St NicholasGrade I
- Kenilworth CastleGrade I
- Abbotsford HouseGrade II*
- Church of St John EvangelistGrade II*
- 1 Castle Hill, formerly known as Wantage, outbuilding to the north-north-east, and sundial to southGrade II
- 1-3, Upper Rosemary HillGrade II
- 10 and 11, Castle GreenGrade II
- 10-14, Castle HillGrade II
- 10, High StreetGrade II
- 11, Castle HillGrade II
- 12 and 13, Castle GreenGrade II
- 12 and 14, High StreetGrade II
- 12, New StreetGrade II
- 13, Castle HillGrade II
- 14-20, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 14,14a,17,18 and 19, Castle GreenGrade II
- 15 and 17, Castle HillGrade II
- 15 and 17, New StreetGrade II
- 15-19, High StreetGrade II
- 16-20, Castle HillGrade II
- 16, High StreetGrade II
- 17-19, Abbey HillGrade II
- 18-24, High StreetGrade II
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- 18-24, New StreetGrade II
- 19, Castle HillGrade II
- 19, Clinton LaneGrade II
- 19a and 19, New StreetGrade II
- 2, High StreetGrade II
- 2, Upper Rosemary HillGrade II
- 21-31, High StreetGrade II
- 21, Clinton LaneGrade II
- 22 and 24, Castle HillGrade II
- 23 and 25, Clinton LaneGrade II
- 23 and 25, New StreetGrade II
- 26 and 28, Castle HillGrade II
- 2a,4a and 6, Castle HillGrade II
- 3-6, Castle GreenGrade II
- 3, Abbey HillGrade II
- 30 and 32, Castle HillGrade II
- 31, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 33-39, New StreetGrade II
- 33, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 34, Castle HillGrade II
- 36 and 36a, Castle HillGrade II
- 36, High StreetGrade II
- 37, High StreetGrade II
- 38, Castle HillGrade II
- 38, High StreetGrade II
- 4 and 6, New StreetGrade II
- 4, BRIDGE STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 4, Upper Rosemary HillGrade II
- 40 and 42, High StreetGrade II
- 40 and 42, New StreetGrade II
- 40, Castle HillGrade II
- 42, Castle HillGrade II
- 44, High StreetGrade II
- 46-50, High StreetGrade II
- 48, New StreerGrade II
- 5, New StreetGrade II
- 52 and 54, High StreetGrade II
- 56-62, High StreetGrade II
- 66, High StreetGrade II
- 68 and 70, High StreetGrade II
- 7, Castle HillGrade II
- 7, New StreetGrade II
- 8 Upper Rosemary Hall and 1A Richards CloseGrade II
- 8-12, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 8, Abbey HillGrade II
- 8, Castle HillGrade II
- 8.8a and 10, New StreetGrade II
- 81-85, High StreetGrade II
- 9, Castle HillGrade II
- Abbey HouseGrade II
- Bank HouseGrade II
- Barn at Fieldgate CloseGrade II
- Burnt CottageGrade II
- Caversham House HazelwoodGrade II
- Chase CottageGrade II
- Clarendon ArmsGrade II
- Clarendon House HotelGrade II
- Clinton HouseGrade II
- Coachhouse to Number 64Grade II
- Dell House the PleasannceGrade II
- Dudley House Lancaster HouseGrade II
- FieldgateGrade II
- Fieldgate House ThirlwallGrade II
- Fieldgate LodgeGrade II
- Forge Cottage Windworth ForgeGrade II
- Former National SchoolGrade II
- Garages at Kenilworth HallGrade II
- Garden Wall of Numbers 1 to 3Grade II
- Gazebo in Garden of Number 48Grade II
- High HouseGrade II
- Hillcroft Portland House Richmond HouseGrade II
- Holly CottageGrade II
- Ivy CottagesGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside the Post OfficeGrade II
- Kenilworth HallGrade II
- Kenilworth War MemorialGrade II
- Leicester HouseGrade II
- Marton HouseGrade II
- Montford CottageGrade II
- Old School HouseGrade II
- Premises Occupied by Midland BankGrade II
- Purlieu Gate CottageGrade II
- Queen and Castle HotelGrade II
- Roman Catholic Church of St AugustineGrade II
- Rosebank SouthbankGrade II
- Royal Oak InnGrade II
- Sion HouseGrade II
- St Andrews Stanford HouseGrade II
- St John's View St NinianGrade II
- Stables to Number 64Grade II
- Stone BridgeGrade II
- Summer LodgeGrade II
- The AbbeyGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The Coventry Cross Inn (the North East Section)Grade II
- The Old ForgeGrade II
- The Old ManorGrade II
- The Stone HouseGrade II
- Tudor CottageGrade II
- Virgins and Castle Public HouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Castle HillHigh StreetNew StreetBridge StreetCastle GreenAbbey HillClinton LaneUpper Rosemary Hill
The council’s appraisal
WEBKenilworth Conservation Area AppraisalWarwick District Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Warwick District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.